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Union calls on security staff to strike at Frankfurt airport


    FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German trade union Verdi has called on security workers at Frankfurt airport, Europe's third largest hub, to go on strike on Friday in a bid to push for higher pay.

    The airport employs around 5,000 people in areas such as Security (SECURITY.8)controls, freight checks and airport security and services, Verdi said in a statement on Thursday.

    The union is calling for a hourly pay rate of 16 euros a hour and said that employers had so far offered between 10 euros and 13 euros ($13.75-$17.88) an hour.

    ($1 = 0.7271 euros)

    (Reporting by Victoria Bryan; Editing by Maria Sheahan)