Workers at seven German airports will go on a 24-hour strike on Friday.

 

Workers at seven German airports will go on a 24-hour strike on Friday.  The walkout at airports in Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover, and Bremen, is being organized by the Verdi trade union.  Airports in Munich and Frankfurt have canceled all flights scheduled for Friday. Verdi called the strike after talks to secure higher wages failed. The union represents ground service workers, public sector airport officials, and aviation security workers. All the groups seek new collective bargaining agreements.  Verdi said airport workers deserve a substantial pay raise following a "catastrophic" shortage of ground workers since the start of the pandemic. Verdi organized a walkout at the Berlin airport that led to the cancellation of all flights on Jan. 25.