A ground staff strike at Munich airport disrupted hundreds of flights. The strikers are demanding changes in pay and working conditions.
Baggage handlers, bus drivers and other ground services staff at Swissport Losch must stop working between 10am and 3pm local time, the ver.di union has called.
+++ Angekündigter Warnstreik bei Swissport Losch für Mittwoch 10.08.22 +++
Die Gewerkschaft ver.di hat beim Abfertigungsdienstleister Swissport Losch zu einem Warnstreik in der Zeit von 10 Uhr bis 15 Uhr aufgerufen. (1/2)#Streik #Abfertigung pic.twitter.com/TLQxz98Ewm— Munich Airport (@MUC_Airport) August 9, 2022
“There may be delays and possibly flight cancellations,” the operator of the Munich airport said on Twitter, advising passengers to check the flight status of their airline or tour operator before traveling to the airport.
The union representing around 600 Swissport Losch workers at Munich airport is demanding an above-inflation wage increase and other improvements to working conditions.