A strike by ground staff at Lufthansa on Wednesday 7 February

In Germany, a new strike will affect passengers on the Lufthansa network at the country's five largest airports...
Frankfurt airport (Photo: Lufthansa)

New warning strike by the Verdi trade union in Germany. This time, it will affect Lufthansa ground staff at five German airports - and not the least. Among the platforms affected are the Frankfurt and Munich hubs but also Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg. For Verdi, the proposals made by Lufthansa's management in the " are totally inadequate" .

In the union's criticism, thehe proposed wage increase of just 2% then " that Lufthansa employees now have 10% less in their pockets than they did three years ago" . The 24-hour strike will start at 4am on Wednesday and last until the following day.... With negotiations between management and the union due to resume on 12 February.