Indian airports union to go on strike

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NEW DELHI, Mar 11(Internet): Employees of India's state-run airports will go on strike from midnight Tuesday, a union leader said, demanding that the government continue to run those airports in addition to new ones under construction.
The strike will hit operations at 127 airports, M K Ghoshal, a leader of the 14,000 striking employees, said.
With new international airports due to open in March in Bangalore and Hyderabad, employees are complaining over the planned closure of the existing airports in the two cities.
They say some staff will lose their jobs, while others will be made to move to other cities. They are also demanding more benefits.
"We are not against privatisation, but we want the old airports to continue to function," said Ghoshal.