:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/TMWDOSOXNCI7A5CRCG5KS3YZBA.jpg "Strike paralyzes departures from Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg airports 1")
BERLIN, March 13 (Reuters) – Airports in Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg said they would not take off commercial flights on Monday due to a strike by the Verdi union over wages.
“Due to the warning strike by employees at air security checks, there will be no commercial departures at BER (Berlin Airport) today, March 13. Incoming flights may also be affected,” a listed Berlin airport on its webpage.
Hamburg Airport has also reported that arrivals may be delayed or cancelled. That of Bremen has indicated that there will be no flights from its airport.
Verdi has called Berlin airport security staff on strike over years-long disputes over night shift, weekend and public holiday pay.
It is the latest in a series of strikes and protests that have hit major European economies, including France, the UK and Spain, as rising food and oil prices energy hit incomes and living standards after the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
(Writing by Paul Carrel; editing by Louise Heavens; editing in Spanish by Darío Fernández)