The baggage handlers at SAS Ground Handling (SGH) who have been on strike at Copenhagen Airport Kastrup since Saturday are returning to work.
The announcement comes from Henrik Bay-Clausen, chairman of the 3F union, of which the nearly 400 strikers are members.
”"The good news is that work will resume at midnight (on Tuesday)," he tells Ritzau, citing the fact that the strikers have been put under great pressure by "all parties.".
”"We believe, and hope, that we can now accelerate the dialogue," he writes in a text message to Danmarks Radio.
The strike – which the Danish labor court, Arbejdsretten, has seen as contrary to the agreement – has been going on since Saturday and has caused delays and meant that many passengers were unable to get their luggage.
In a letter to the strikers, he wrote: SAS SAS -3,29% announced on Monday that those who have not notified the company by midnight on Tuesday that they will be coming to work on Tuesday are no longer considered to be working.
”"It is important for us to point out that they themselves choose to immediately terminate their employment if they do not notify us that they will show up for work," SAS said, according to Ritzau.
During the strike, baggage handlers have distributed flyers at Kastrup, in which they regret that travelers have been caught up in a conflict that does not concern them. They write that they are striking for higher wages, reasonable working conditions and ”respect for our work.”.
