Who wants to fly this Monday from or to Hamburg, must be set to long waiting times. In the short term, Verdi has called for a daylong strike. More than 50 flights.
How many machines have to stay in Hamburg, on the ground, is not yet known (archive image)
As Verdi said, has begun the strike in the early Morning around 3.00 PM. This Time, the employees of ground traffic are called services, and the right to stop work. At Hamburg airport, including aircraft and baggage handling, bus services as well as cleaning and de-icing of the aircraft.
Because of the Strike at least 58 flights from fall: 31 for departures and 27 landings had been cancelled, said a spokeswoman for the operator of the Helmut-Schmidt-airport. Further cancellations and delays are possible. Traveler, it is recommended that “sufficient time” to plan for and reduce your Luggage to a Minimum. If possible, you should fly only with hand Luggage. You should also inform regularly about the status of your flight and, if necessary, contact with the Airline.
The reason for the warning strike, the “lack of employer offer” in the current round of collective bargaining with the employers ‘ Association, labour law Association, Hamburg (AVH) is Verdi. The Union calls for the almost 1000 employees of the ground services, which, among other things, a monthly tariff increase of 275 Euro. Since the spin-off of the ground transport services from the public service, the wages of employees had fallen “dramatically,” said Verdi negotiator Irene Hatzidimou. This Trend must be stopped.
Verdi is fighting for people who care at the airport at the baggage, to get more money (archive image)
For the next trial dates on Monday and Friday, the company HAM Ground Handling for ground handling services at Hamburg airport has said a revised offer. Managing Director Christian Noack, according to Verdi, however, calls for more than which can generate ground services in the case of a strained market situation. The warning strike was coated to the current state of the negotiations.
A Complete Lack Of
Also, for the approach of the strike to register only a few hours earlier, and reaping the Verdi a lot of criticism. As an “imposition” referred to Ralph Beisel, managing Director of the German airports Association (ADV), the lead time of less than twelve hours. The witness “a dubious procedure”. Verdi to handle its interests on “the backs of the travellers”. Airport spokeswoman Katja Bromm criticized an unannounced 24-hour warning strike was “totally disproportionate”.
Already just three weeks ago, the Hamburg airport was on strike, alongside seven other German Airports. The work of withdrawal of the security personnel had already led to significant impairments. For these employees, it was achieved the following week an agreement in the wage dispute.
ust/wa (dpa, afp)