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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has announced the end of its seven-day warning strike, to give more room for government to do the needful. President of the association, Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, made the declaration at a virtual stakeholders forum, organised by the Education Writers Association of Nigeria (EWAN) on
In the ground staff wage dispute at Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa, technical staff began a three-day strike on Wednesday morning. The strike began as planned at 6:00 am (0500 GMT), said Marvin Reschinsky, chief negotiator for the Verdi union. Passenger flights will not be affected this time. According to Verdi, employees and trainees from Lufthansa Technik, Lufthansa Aviation Training and Lufthansa Technical Training are taking part in the nationwide action. Lufthansa says it assumes that
German trade union Verdi wants to end the wage dispute with Lufthansa ground staff this week if possible, as workers walked off the job in a renewed strike on Tuesday. "We have now proved twice that we can strike," Verdi negotiator Marvin Reschinsky told dpa on Tuesday. Once again there is a high level of participation in the strikes, he said, meaning that even more flights were cancelled than in the first wave at the beginning of February. "It would therefore be wise to come to a conclusion now
Passengers on cancelled Lufthansa flights will not be able to get to the airport during the strike by ground staff planned for Wednesday, the German airline said. "Due to the strike, the rebooking counters are unfortunately not staffed," the airline wrote on its website. Free rebooking options are available via lufthansa.com, the customer app and the service centre, it said. Tickets for domestic German flights could be converted into vouchers for rail travel, the airline said. Trade union Verdi
A day after a one day strike by aviation security staff at many German airports, another strike has come into force at Hamburg Airport. The Verdi union had called on ground handling staff to stop work from 3:00 am (0200 GMT) to 11:59 pm on Friday. According to the airport, the consequences for passengers should be limited. Initially, five departures and three arrivals were cancelled in the morning, according to the airport's website. The majority of these were flights to and from Helsinki and Mu