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Berlin Airport staff on strike
Baggage handlers and ticketing staff strike over wage dispute
A traveler stands among striking ground personnel at Tegel Airport on March 2, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Over a hundred baggage handlers and ticketing agents employed by Globe Ground launched a three-and-a-half hour warning strike as part of a dispute over wages that delayed flights at Tegel. Labour union representatives warned of similar disruptions to come at Berlin’s Schoenefeld Airport. (Getty Images)
Striking ground personnel stand in the main hall at Tegel Airport on March 2, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Over a hundred baggage handlers and ticketing agents employed by Globe Ground launched a three-and-a-half hour warning strike as part of a dispute over wages that delayed flights at Tegel. Labour union representatives warned of similar disruptions to come at Berlin’s Schoenefeld Airport. (Getty Images)
Striking ground personnel walk through Tegel Airport on March 2, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Over a hundred baggage handlers and ticketing agents employed by Globe Ground launched a three-and-a-half hour warning strike as part of a dispute over wages that delayed flights at Tegel. Labour union representatives warned of similar disruptions to come at Berlin’s Schoenefeld Airport. (Getty Images)
Striking ground personnel walk through Tegel Airport on March 2, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Over a hundred baggage handlers and ticketing agents employed by Globe Ground launched a three-and-a-half hour warning strike as part of a dispute over wages that delayed flights at Tegel. Labour union representatives warned of similar disruptions to come at Berlin’s Schoenefeld Airport. (Getty Images)
Striking ground personnel stand next to the main arrivals and departures board at Tegel Airport on March 2, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Over a hundred baggage handlers and ticketing agents employed by Globe Ground launched a three-and-a-half hour warning strike as part of a dispute over wages that delayed flights at Tegel. Labour union representatives warned of similar disruptions to come at Berlin’s Schoenefeld Airport. (Getty Images)
A traveler walks past striking ground personnel at Tegel Airport on March 2, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Over a hundred baggage handlers and ticketing agents employed by Globe Ground launched a three-and-a-half hour warning strike as part of a dispute over wages that delayed flights at Tegel. Labour union representatives warned of similar disruptions to come at Berlin’s Schoenefeld Airport. (Getty Images)
A traveler walks past striking ground personnel at Tegel Airport on March 2, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Over a hundred baggage handlers and ticketing agents employed by Globe Ground launched a three-and-a-half hour warning strike as part of a dispute over wages that delayed flights at Tegel. Labour union representatives warned of similar disruptions to come at Berlin’s Schoenefeld Airport. (Getty Images)
Baggage handlers prepare for a passenger plane’s departure following a warning strike at Tegel Airport on March 2, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Over a hundred baggage handlers and ticketing agents employed by Globe Ground launched a three-and-a-half hour warning strike as part of a dispute over wages that delayed flights at Tegel. Labour union representatives warned of similar disruptions to come at Berlin’s Schoenefeld Airport. (Getty Images)
Baggage handlers unload a cargo container from a plane following a warning strike at Tegel Airport on March 2, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Over a hundred baggage handlers and ticketing agents employed by Globe Ground launched a three-and-a-half hour warning strike as part of a dispute over wages that delayed flights at Tegel. Labour union representatives warned of similar disruptions to come at Berlin’s Schoenefeld Airport. (Getty Images)
