As soon as the GDL strike ended, the next strike in local transport began. There are significant restrictions on passengers in around 80 cities. There is criticism from the Pro Bahn passenger association.
The Pro Bahn passenger association has criticized the Verdi union’s announced warning strike on local public transport (ÖPNV) this Friday. “This is extremely unpleasant for the passengers,” said Pro-Bahn chairman Detlef Neuß to the dpa. “They were just happy that things had gotten better, and now the next industrial dispute is coming.”
Verdi had announced the mostly all-day public transport warning strike in around 80 German cities, just hours after the end of the train drivers’ strike by the GDL union at Deutsche Bahn.
“It’s certainly unfortunate that this is all happening in quick succession,” said Neuß. The warning strike is now leading to further disruption, particularly in large cities that are already overloaded with traffic. Nevertheless, he expressed understanding for the concerns of Verdi and the public transport employees.
Only in Bavaria there are no strikes
Except in Bavaria, the union is negotiating in parallel with the local employers’ associations in all federal states about new collective agreements for around 90,000 employees. According to Verdi, more than 130 municipal companies in around 80 cities and around 40 districts are affected by the collective bargaining round. In most federal states, new collective agreements and, above all, working conditions are being negotiated. In Brandenburg, Saarland Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, however, it is also about higher wages and salaries.
Only Bavaria is completely exempt from the labor disputes. There are currently no collective bargaining negotiations taking place there.
Source: Stern
