German Airport Security Screeners Strike, Grounding Flights and Affecting 200,000 Passengers

The one-day strike led by the public sector union Verdi is part of a broader labor unrest in Germany, with public transport workers also expected to walk off the job in protest over their wages.

• Security screeners at 11 of Germany's busiest airports began a one-day strike, grounding departures and affecting an estimated 200,000 passengers.
• Airports in Berlin, Hamburg, and Stuttgart cancelled all departures in anticipation of the strike, while others, including Frankfurt, warned of significant delays and cancellations.
• The public sector union Verdi, leading the strike, is demanding an hourly raise of 2.80 euros for screeners, a demand employers have called 'utopian'.
• Verdi is also pushing for higher wages for ground crew and service personnel working for Lufthansa and a chain of regional airports.
• Following the airport strike, public transport workers are expected to walk off the job in protest over their wages, further disrupting travel.

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