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The staff at BER Airport in Berlin is on strike over pay

January 25, 2023

BERLIN – Workers at Germany’s BER airport in the capital Berlin went on strike Wednesday to enforce their wage demands, and the airport operator said all regular passenger flights have been canceled as a result.

Around 300 take-offs and landings with almost 35,000 passengers were originally planned for Wednesday.

The trade union Ver.di called on the airport employees in ground service, aviation security and the airport company to go on strike in the wage dispute. She called for the one-day work stoppage over insufficient progress in wage negotiations.

On January 25, 2023, people with their luggage wait for wage demands at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) in Schoenefeld near Berlin during a general strike by workers.

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“We hope that the pressure will be sufficient,” said union representative Enrico Rümker, adding that the goal is movement in the negotiations.

He said the airport company had made a tariff offer for a 24-month period, according to which salaries would increase by 3% on June 1 and another 2% on May 1 next year.

Baggage is seen next to empty check-in machines during a general strike by employees over wage demands at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) in Schoenefeld near Berlin January 25, 2023.

Departure board shows canceled flights during a general strike by employees over wage demands at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) in Schoenefeld near Berlin January 25, 2023.

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Passengers look at departure boards showing canceled flights at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) in Schoenefeld near Berlin, Germany, January 25, 2023, during a general strike by employees over wage demands.

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“When you see how high the inflation rate is and consider that colleagues from this area have not received a salary increase for many, many years, this offer is of course a slap in the face,” said Ruemker.

The federal government published its annual economic report on Wednesday. A source told Reuters that a draft of that report projects inflation at 6% this year and 2.8% in 2024.

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