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Warning strike on March 15 at Frankfurt Airport
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High inflation, high salary rounds: According to union information, the wage dispute in the private security industry at airports has been settled.
After several attempts, there is an agreement for the approximately 25,000 employees.
In the sixth round, according to the Ver.di union, a three-stage wage increase with a term of 24 months was agreed, which differs for the individual occupational groups.
According to the information, the increase for the current year is between 4.4 and 7.8 percent.
In the collective bargaining dispute, the union had repeatedly called for warning strikes, which had significantly affected air traffic at many airports.
The defaults hit the airports in a sensitive phase: aviation is one of the sectors hardest hit by the corona crisis - and was still struggling in 2021.
The airports were not even half full in the summer.
Ver.di: Better pay makes work more attractive
According to union information, the collective agreement that has now been agreed will run until December 31, 2023. In addition, the adjustment of wages between East and West should be completed by January 1, 2024, and this will also bring many employees “significant wage increases”.
The Verdi collective bargaining committee unanimously approved the result.
The employers' side, the Federal Association of Aviation Security Companies (BDSL), confirmed on request that there was an agreement.
The association has not yet commented on the details.
"The employers have finally submitted an acceptable offer," said Ver.di negotiator Wolfgang Pieper.
»With this collective bargaining agreement, we are able to make the wage conditions in the aviation security industry and the work more attractive despite unfavorable working hours and numerous operational problems.«
According to Pieper, the "large participation in the warning strikes in recent weeks" has strengthened the union in the negotiations - "and made it clear to the employers that they had to take a real step towards the employees".
Apr/dpa/AFP
