Hundreds of thousands have already gone on strike in the past few weeks – and this Monday should prove once again what the unions are capable of. The one-day warning strike by Verdi and the railway and transport company was supposed to paralyze the country and thus increase the pressure on employers.
Impairments due to warning strike in Germany
What can be said: It was successful – buses and trains mostly stayed in the depots – but the really big standstill on the roads didn’t happen. Larger traffic jams beyond the usual obstructions in rush-hour traffic were only occasionally reported by the police in the morning. There was talk of slow traffic, but without major restrictions as a result of the major strike. The ADAC also reported more traffic. “But we don’t see a collapse or a huge chaos,” said a spokeswoman. From her point of view, the early announcement and the reporting may have caused many people to prepare for the warning strike: “Those who can have stayed in the home office.”
In rail transport, on the other hand, the strike caused considerable restrictions. Deutsche Bahn stopped long-distance traffic completely and there were also many train cancellations in regional traffic, either because the companies themselves went on strike or because the employees in the DB Netz signal boxes stopped working. Thousands of flights were also canceled across Germany because the staff at the airports went on strike.
The deadlocked collective bargaining should continue until Wednesday. In the event of failure, the collective bargaining parties concluded an arbitration agreement.
See the photo gallery above for impressions of the warning strike in Germany.
Source: Stern
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