Ver.di Union

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled as workers at several German airports have joined other public employees staging short-term warning strikes in a pay dispute. The ver.di union wants a 6.5 per cent increase this year for 2 million federal and municipal government employees. It has rejected a 3.3 per cent increase over two years.

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled as workers at several German airports have joined other public employees staging short-term warning strikes in a pay dispute. The ver.di union wants a 6.5 per cent increase this year for 2 million federal and municipal government employees. It has rejected a 3.3 per cent increase over two years.