A passenger blocks the way of a demonstration of members of Germany's Verdi union during a warning strike by ground services, security inspection and check-in staff at Tegel airport in Berlin on Friday. (Reuters photo)BERLIN - Ground staff at Berlin's two airports will start a 25-hour strike on Monday, the Verdi union said on Sunday, stepping up action in a pay dispute that has already caused the cancellation of around 1,000 flights. The union wants an increase in pay for ground staff to €12 an hour from about €11 as part of a one-year collective agreement. Ground staff jobs include checking in passengers, loading and unloading planes and directing aircraft on the tarmac. Tens of thousands of passengers were stranded in Berlin on Friday as the last strike by ground staff led to the cancellation of nearly 700 flights.

Source: Bangkok Post March 12, 2017 09:37 UTC