Industrial Action Grounds Flights in Germany

Industrial action grounded dozens of flights at two major German airports on Monday as security workers and ground services employees in the capital, Berlin, and in Hamburg held a one-day strike over pay.

Berlin-Brandenburg airport canceled all departures and said some landings would also be affected after the Verdi union called security workers out on strike until midnight (2200 GMT). Roughly 240 flights had been scheduled to take off.

As in other countries, Europe’s largest economy has seen repeated disruption from strike action as workers press for more pay and better working conditions to tackle a surge in the cost of living.