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> A series of so-called warning strikes in the public sector in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Monday is set to cause major disruption in the region's two biggest international airports, as well as affecting local public transport, day care facilities and other local services.

> It's part of a long-running dispute over pay and conditions, prompted in part by inflation and rising food and fuel prices in 2022, that has caused a series of strikes nationwide in recent weeks, often involving public sector workers.

> According to Verdi, public sector workers at airports include ground control staff, firefighters and many people working for the state-owned airports in various capacities.

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