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The Verdi union wants to strike at several airports nationwide on Thursday. The approximately 25,000 employees in the aviation security industry have been called for industrial action, Verdi announced, citing stalled collective bargaining with the Federal Association of Aviation Security Companies (BDLS).
The airports affected are Hamburg, Bremen, Hanover, Berlin, Cologne and Düsseldorf; Leipzig, Dresden, Erfurt, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. Operations at the respective airports are likely to be largely completely paralyzed.
When asked, a spokeswoman for the BDLS clearly criticized the strike in view of the local transport strike that followed on Friday. This gives the impression that Verdi wants to “catch up with the GDL,” she said, alluding to the days-long train drivers’ strike on the railway.
The general manager of the Federal Association of the German Aviation Industry (BDL), Matthias von Randow, also commented on Verdi’s strike announcement: “The paralysis of air traffic in Germany through a warning strike by the aviation security forces is inappropriate,” explained von Randow. “Instead, every effort should be made to find a solution at the negotiating table or through mediation.”
Strikes did not bring air traffic to a standstill until 2023
Last year, Verdi largely paralyzed airports with strikes by security staff. The negotiations at the time were about various surcharges for employees at security checkpoints.
In the collective bargaining dispute, Verdi is demanding a flat-rate increase in hourly wages of 2.80 euros and faster surcharges over a period of twelve months. Verdi explained that the demand takes into account the loss of purchasing power due to inflation and includes an increase in wages.
According to their own information, the BDLS employers have offered four percent more money for this year and three percent for next year. In addition, overtime bonuses should be paid at an earlier point in time than before.
Verdi’s demands add up to 250 million euros in additional costs in the current year alone, said a BDLS spokeswoman. Unlike the Verdi union, not every wage increase can be refinanced through aviation security fees.
The most recent collective bargaining talks between Verdi and the Federal Association of Aviation Security Companies (BDLS) made little progress. However, the BDLS announced at the end of last week that it had made the unions an offer for the first time to pay overtime bonuses for part-time employees earlier.
Further discussions planned
Frank Haindl, head of the BDLS collective bargaining commission, also said: “We are sticking to our demand to agree binding key points with the unions for any collective arbitration that may become necessary by the end of February 2024.”
Although Verdi confirmed the submission of an offer, this was subject to the precondition that the union agreed to an arbitration procedure – but Verdi rejected this.
In addition, Verdi negotiator Wolfgang Pieper describes the employer’s offer as “completely inadequate”.
Further discussions are already planned for next week on February 6th and 7th.
Also read: Collective agreements signed for aviation security employees
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