Berlin's two airports will both be hits by strikes on Friday, as ground crews protest labour conditions. The union Verdi on Thursday called for its 2,000 ground crew members to strike on Friday at both Tegel and Schönefeld airports. The employers’ group called the new strikes “irresponsible”, saying the action pushes finding a solution further into the distance. “We have done everything within our power to avoid a strike,” said a spokesperson for the employers’ group. Verdi already held strikes last month at Berlin, Hamburg and Stuttgart airports amid an ongoing labour negotiation dispute.

Source: The Local March 09, 2017 11:45 UTC