Union stages surprise strike at Germany's Hamburg airport, a day earlier than scheduled
A German trade union had called for strikes at 13 major German airports to take place on Monday - but then staged the strike at Hamburg airport on Sunday.
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A German trade union had called for strikes at 13 major German airports to take place on Monday - but then staged the strike at Hamburg airport on Sunday.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/09/union-stages-surprise-strike-at-hamburg-airport-a-day-earlier-than-scheduled
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00:00All in and outbound traffic at Germany's Hamburg airport came to a halt in a surprise strike
00:07on Sunday. It came a day before trade union Verdi called for nationwide strikes at major
00:12German airports.
00:15Out of the 144 arrivals and 139 departures originally planned at Hamburg airport, only
00:21ten flights weren't cancelled in the morning.
00:24I'm wondering why. It was supposed to be a big strike tomorrow and why it's today.
00:32A strike has to be effective and that's why we called for it in the short term. Of course
00:37that's a burden for the passengers, the colleagues know that too, but they still followed the
00:41strike call 100 percent.
00:44The German union had called on employees in the aviation security sector to strike for
00:49a full day on Monday. In a statement, Verdi said the warning strikes are necessary to
00:54improve working conditions and achieve better wages.