Security staff to stage strike at Frankfurt, Germany’s biggest airport

Union workers are scheduled to walk out of Frankfurt, Germany’s biggest airport, between 2 am and 8 pm on Tuesday. (AFP)

• Earlier strikes resulted in the cancelation of hundreds of flights at Duesseldorf, Cologne-Bonn, Stuttgart and Berlin’s two airports

BERLIN: A German labor union is calling on security staff at Frankfurt airport to go on strike next week in a dispute over pay.
The ver.di union said Friday that workers should walk out at Germany’s biggest airport between 2 a.m. and 8 p.m. (0100-1900 GMT) Tuesday.
The union said it couldn’t rule out other airports being affected by walkouts.
Ver.di says it’s still waiting for employers to put forward a negotiable offer for some 23,000 security staff.
Earlier strikes resulted in the cancelation of hundreds of flights at Duesseldorf, Cologne-Bonn, Stuttgart and Berlin’s two airports in recent days.
The union wants hourly pay for all workers conducting security checks to rise to €20 ($23.10). Employers association BDLS says this could amount to a 30-percent increase in some cases.