Budapest Airport, the operator of Liszt Ferenc International Airport, is facing potential labour unrest as negotiations over wage increases for 2025 have stalled. Despite the company’s record-breaking performance in 2024, management has offered only a 4% pay raise to most physical workers. The Airport Workers’ and Service Providers’ Union (Repülőtéri Dolgozók és Szolgáltatók Szakszervezete) has engaged in four rounds of unsuccessful negotiations with Budapest Airport, which is now 80% state-owned. The union is pushing for a 10% wage increase, arguing that the proposed 4% raise barely covers the expected inflation rate for 2025.
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