© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Lufthansa planes are seen parked at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photograph
BERLIN (Reuters) -Floor workers at German airline Lufthansa () will go on strike on Tuesday, the Verdi union stated on Sunday, saying the newest industrial motion to hit Germany’s transport sector as employees demand extra pay.
The strike is scheduled to begin at 4 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Tuesday and end at 7.10 a.m. (0610 GMT) on Wednesday, the union stated.
The airports affected are Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin, Duesseldorf, Cologne and Stuttgart.
Michael Niggemann, the Lufthansa government board member accountable for human assets, stated the strike was unlucky because the German service had made a “far reaching” provide throughout talks – which Verdi had rejected – and it could inconvenience clients and workers alike.
An identical strike precipitated the cancellation of 900 out of 1,000 deliberate flights firstly of February, affecting about 100,000 passengers.
The bottom companies arm is amongst a number of teams of Lufthansa employees in negotiations over collective bargaining agreements.
Verdi is demanding a wage improve of 12.5% for 25,000 floor workers employees, or at the very least 500 euros ($544.30) a month extra over a 12-month interval, plus a one-off fee of three,000 euros to offset inflation.
Germany, Europe’s largest financial system, has been hit with quite a lot of nationwide strikes affecting air journey, railways and public transport.