“Italian” or “French” conditions have long since emerged in the German transport system, as hardly a week goes by without at least one segment going on strike. This week, Lufthansa's train drivers and cabin crew are stopping work. Now the Verdi union is also calling for a strike at several airports on Thursday, March 14, 2024.

According to the announcement, the security personnel working at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Cologne/Bonn, Berlin, Hamburg and Stuttgart airports should stop working for the entire day. Hamburg Airport has already announced that that no departures will be possible again on Thursday. It cannot be ruled out that the Verdi union will go on strike could be extended again without prior notice. Last week there were also calls for work stoppages in Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn without prior notice. Due to that Lufthansa ground staff are also on strike was, went There's pretty much nothing left at Frankfurt Airport – at least for departing passengers.

Verdi justifies the renewed call by saying that no agreement could be reached in the previous five rounds of negotiations with the Federal Association of Aviation Security Companies. The employee representatives are particularly demanding higher wages for their members. “The employers recently presented an improved but still inadequate offer. We can’t get along like that,” said Wolfgang Pieper, Verdi negotiator. The employees are ready to increase the pressure on employers. The strikes could be expanded. “Employers are called upon to finally present a substantially improved offer.”