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Around 35,000 passengers are affected \u2013 and the fronts in the tariff dispute hardened.<\/p>\n
Things are much quieter than usual at the capital\u2019s Berlin-Brandenburg Airport (BER). Because of a warning strike, passenger planes will neither take off nor land there. Because the wage negotiations for the ground handling services, the airport company and aviation security are apparently not making any decisive progress, the ver.di trade union has called a all-day warning strike. This affects around 6,000 employees and around 35,000 passengers.<\/p>\n
\u201cDue to the announced warning strike at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport, no passenger flights are possible on Wednesday, January 25, 2023,\u201d said BER after ver.di announced at the beginning of the week. The airport company has informed its partners such as airlines, ground handling service providers, security companies and local businesses about this. According to BER, around 300 take-offs and landings were planned: \u201cAffected passengers are asked to contact their airline for information about rebooking and alternative travel options\u201d.<\/p>\n
According to ver.di, the warning strike begins at the beginning of the early shift and ends late in the evening. \u201cThe strikers will gather from 8 a.m. in front of the terminal building on Willy-Brandt-Platz, where a rally will be held from 10 a.m. to around 11:30 a.m..\u201d The union expects up to 1,500 participants. \u201cTo describe a one-day strike as a warning strike is unusual,\u201d said Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr. As a result, the capital is cut off from the outside world in terms of air traffic.<\/p>\n
Because: In order to maintain regular flight operations, the employees affected by the collective bargaining work in too central places. Ground handling services are responsible for refueling aircraft, loading and unloading aircraft and checking in passengers. The airport company employs traffic management, airport security \u2013 and also the fire brigade staff. The nationwide airport association ADV criticized that the warning strike was inappropriate and lacked any acceptable basis. \u201cInstead of carrying out the different tariff ideas at a common negotiating table, Germany\u2019s capital airport is being misused as a public platform,\u201d said managing director Ralph Beisel.<\/p>\n
Ver.di demands 500 euros more per month for the employees of the ground handling services with a contract period of twelve months. The employer side, on the other hand, wants gradual wage increases, a term of 36 months and the introduction of experience levels. At BER, the companies Swissport, Airline Assistance Switzerland and Wisag are currently in action for ground handling services. Negotiations have been going on for the approximately 2,000 employees since the beginning of December. For the employees of the airport company, the union is also fighting for 500 euros more per month with a twelve-month contract period.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe employer\u2019s current ideas are far behind the demands of the employees, both in terms of the increase and the term,\u201d ver.di said. In the second round of negotiations, the employers proposed three percent more from June 1 and a further two percent more from May 1, 2024, all with a term until the end of 2024 federal government would be tax-free. \u201cAccording to the unanimous opinion of the collective bargaining commission, this offer is unacceptable, insufficient and disappointing in terms of structure, amount and duration,\u201d said the trade unionists.<\/p>\n
According to ver.di, negotiations are taking place nationwide for employees in aviation security, but in seven rounds of negotiations there was \u201cactually no progress\u201d. \u201cTo date, there has been no signal from employers that they even want to find a solution,\u201d the union said. Negotiations are therefore being made about an \u201cincrease in the time supplements for night, Sunday, public holiday and Saturday work and better collective bargaining regulations for the payment of overtime\u201d.<\/p>\n
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