Hungary airport unions to protest at German embassy

BUDAPEST, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Striking unions at Budapest Airport will demonstrate outside the German embassy on Monday morning to push for a deal with the German airport operator on a new collective agreement, news agency MTI reported.

Two unions at Budapest Airport, operated by Germany's Hochtief AG (HOTG.DE), launched a strike two weeks ago to demand a new collective agreement and a halt to layoffs.

The 13-day-old strike initially caused severe delays and flight cancellations at Hungary's biggest international airport.

However, most flights were running on schedule last week when the airport operator enlisted foreign workers to ensure the smooth operation of passenger security controls.

The unions have said Budapest Airport employed foreign blacklegs to circumvent striking employees. (Reporting by Gergely Szakacs; Editing by Sami Aboudi)