German Air Traffic Controller strike 2011
German airport strike.
Wednesday 12 Oct. 2011 Deal has been made 5.2% pay raise in two parts. Union to meet on Friday to give the thumbs up.
11 October Tuesday ATC reject new pay offer. Talks are still on for tomorrow.
Update for Monday German air traffic controllers mulling over new pay offer. Talks now planned fo Wednesday instead of a strike.
Monday 10 Oct. German air traffic controllers union promise to give 24 hour notice. Expect a 9 hour strike. On the other hand a strike could be regional or nationwide or all day.
Sunday 9 October On Lufthansa site today. Flight disruption to be expected on Monday afternoon in Germany. Due to ground employees meetings at several German airports flight disruption are expected on Monday afternoon.
Saturday, 8 October 2011German air traffic controllers back in the news today. Negotiations have failed. Earliest legal possible strike is Wednesday 00.01 hrs. We will keep you posted. On another disturbing note Verdi union members for German ground personnel at Frankfurt International will meet Monday to discuss job security. This will rumble to all German airports, Munich, Dusseldorf, Berlin Tegel and Schonefeld, Hanover and Hamburg. One possibility change your booking to fly in/out of a bordering country. Poland, CZ republic, France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Denmark, Austria and Switzerland. Just make sure the flight doesn't originate from Germany.
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9 August 2011 You got lucky. German air traffic control strike is CANCELLED AGAIN! Results of mediation discussions came too late for some airlines. German air-navigation agency Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH have agreed to mediation with the Gewerkschaft der Flugsicherung union. 40 flights out of Frankfurt were cancelled. Dozens of flights were bought forward. Some long hauls were cancelled. Parties will now be involved in meetings for the next four weeks. Airlines may try and get compensation from German union.
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Update for today. You never know your luck issue back in courts.
8 August German ATC strike is on for Tuesday 9 August 4am to 10am. German air space will be closed down, all flights will be grounded. It's possible your flight could not go out till tomorrow, call your airline. Strike will ripple across international network of flights. Hopefully DB will put on additional trains.
7 August Sunday After a week-end of flight delays, news of strike for this week possible uk.reuters.com
We suggest if flying in or out of Germany this week book a hotel at the airport for just incase. You can always cancel later in the day.
4 August Union meeting again today, deciding whether to strike or not next week. They only have to legally give 24 hours notice for industrial action. Airlines looking to lash out at German ATC union for just "the mention"of a strike sends passengers and airlines in a turmoil.
Spain comes to mind last year. What's that old saying "What goes around comes around"typicallyspanish.com
3 August 2011 Update:- German air traffic control strike cancelled. Judge deemed it illegal. Union can appeal to a higher court.
3 August A judge will decide later today if the strike is legal or not.
2 August German air traffic controllers may strike this Thursday 4 August for six hours 0400 GMT until 1000 GMT. Will effect all airlines and know doubt take a day to get back to normal. Call your airline. Last time they threatened strike a hired car was hard to find.
Check back with us, you never know perhaps it will be cancelled.
Germany’s air traffic control authority has some 6,000 workers some 3,400 belong to the GdF union. Negotiations stalled, union looking for a 6.5% pay raise. Management offering 4.1% over two years. 95% of workers voted for industrial action. Average starting out pay for Air Traffic Controller earns 120,00 Euro's/$130,000
Last time
28, April, 2010. ATC's formalized contracts today.
Update:-16, April, 2010 German air traffic controllers signed a "preliminary" agreement not to strike. Will sign a deal by 28, April.
13, April, 2010 GdF union leader Bernd Bockstahler told AP today walkouts could begin as early as Monday. Exact timing and the scale of the walkouts would be announced with 24 hours notice.
He hinted that the strike could begin at one or two mid-size airports, (Stuttgart?) disrupting air travel but not paralyzing one of the biggest hubs such as Frankfurt or Munich.
10, April, 2010, Traveling in and out of Germany?, Via International airports, Frankfort and Dusseldorf? German air traffic controllers threaten strike.
Union GdF say talks with German air traffic control company Deutschen Flugsicherung, or DFS have broken down. No date is set for a walkout, yet. More talks due this Monday, 12, April. GdF union only has to give a 24 hour strike notice and German law states that a quarter of air traffic must fly.
All German air space will be effected. Airports,Munich, Hamburg, Cologne/Bonn, Berlin, Schonefeld airports. Eventually affecting all international travel world wide.
German air traffic controllers earn on average 72,000 to 13,000 euros per year.
9,400 euros (12,500 dollars) a month, 26 to 36 hour work week.
Who knows if this is possible. If you have to absolutely positively have to be in/out of Germany, why not change your flight to one of Germany's bordering countries ie:-Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium or The Netherlands?
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The Deutsche Flugsicherung
(DFS)
Gewerkschaft der Flugsicherung union
(GDF)for German air traffic controllers.
5,000 members
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German Air Traffic Controllers Strike. DFS, based in Langen, near Frankfurt, operates five navigation centers and control towers at 16 international airports and nine regional bases.
A strike by air traffic controllers from 0400 to 1000 GMT for example will effect 3,000 domestic flights and 400,000 passengers. Last minute meetings can go into the night. Flights will be bought forward, long hauls maybe cancelled.
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