Bus and train restrictions in Berlin on Monday

17:46: Passengers on Berlin buses, trams and subways should expect restrictions even before the nationwide warning strike on Thursday and Friday. The civil servant unions NahVG, gkl and dbb called a warning strike for Monday from the start of the shift from 3 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Friday they called a demonstration in front of the House of Representatives. Under collective bargaining, the unions want to put more pressure on their demands for, among other things, two additional days of vacation, higher surcharges for weekends and holidays and 100 percent compensation for all hours of work. official work.

The effects of the warning attack are still difficult to predict. However, according to the BVG, restrictions are to be expected. According to their own statements, transport companies try to compensate for short-term disruptions. The BVG described the unions' strike call as “completely disproportionate.”

Whoever calls a warning strike at such short notice accepts that many people will not be prepared for the work stoppage at the beginning of the week. During the negotiations so far, the parties have already come closer on many points. “We now have to assess for ourselves to what extent the unnecessary strike call, which was too brief for the interests of passengers, will affect the planned future negotiations.”

Another warning strike on the subway, buses and trams is imminent in the second half of the week. The Verdi union has called on the employees of BVG and the Berlin Transport subsidiary to carry out a warning strike that will last all day on February 29 and March 1 until 2:00 p.m. The background is also the ongoing collective bargaining.

The company is negotiating with Verdi the working conditions of employees. Verdi will also strike on local public transport in all other federal states except Bavaria on March 1, as the union announced on Thursday. The coordinated approach aims to increase pressure on all businessmen with whom negotiations are currently taking place.

Five days warning strike in bus traffic starts on Monday

Saturday February 24, 8:01 am: Commuters and students in Schleswig-Holstein will have to prepare for bus cancellations starting Monday morning. The Verdi union has called on employees of private bus companies to carry out a five-day warning strike until Friday inclusive; Only urban transport in Kiel, Lübeck, Flensburg and Neumünster will not be affected. But it is still unclear how many bus drivers will follow the call to strike.

“I know from the past that all private companies continue to drive,” the negotiator of the Omnibus Association of the North (OVN), Klaus Schmidt, told the German Press Agency. Therefore, we cannot speak of a national strike. “50 percent or more of bus drivers drive.” Only in a few companies, such as Autokraft and a company in Rendsburg, is there a high level of unionisation. Schmidt assumes that most school buses will also be on the roads. “The mood is only loaded when Verdi is active.” His association represents about 65 bus companies in the country with about 1,500 drivers.

With the warning strike, the union wants to increase pressure on employers before the next round of negotiations for the collective agreement for the private bus industry on March 5. “I imagine there is hardly any reliable bus transportation in the countryside,” Verdi spokesman Frank Schischefsky told dpa. He expects there to be as many cancellations as during the last strike: then, according to him, trips were canceled on around 80 percent of the routes. Schischefsky said: “At the same time, there is an offer to the employers to call off the strike immediately if we receive a serious and negotiable offer.”

In addition to the introduction of a 35-hour week, Verdi calls for the length of shifts to be limited to a maximum of ten hours. A minimum rest period of twelve hours is also required. The duration of the agreement must be twelve months. Bus drivers currently work 39 hours a week. The required reduction in working hours with full salary compensation means a cost increase of 10 to 12 percent, said OVN negotiator Schmidt.

Only in mid-February were warning strikes by bus drivers in the country. According to the union, more than 2,400 of them took to the streets in Kiel on February 16. Public transport workers went on strike from February 14 to 16. After the failure of collective bargaining, employees of private bus companies also stopped working on February 15 and 16.

Verdi announces a wave of strikes on buses and trains

Thursday, February 22, 1:32 p.m.: The Verdi union calls warning strikes on local public transport across the country next week. As Verdi announced on Thursday, labor disputes are scheduled on different days at the regional level, with March 1 being the main strike day. Bavaria is the only federal state that is not affected.

Verdi calls for warning strike at DHL air cargo center in Leipzig

10:19 am: The Verdi union has called on employees at the DHL air transport hub in Leipzig to go on a warning strike. Employees must stop working from Thursday at 2:00 p.m. until Friday morning at 6:00 a.m. Last week there were no offers from the employer in the second round of negotiations, the union announced on Wednesday in Leipzig. Verdi asks that annual leave be increased by five days.

“The vacation scale of the collective agreement currently provides for a maximum of 28 days of vacation per year,” says Stefan Druskat, President of Verdi's operating group. In view of the particularly difficult work, which is carried out under constant time pressure and sometimes with enormous physical and mental effort, “more” recovery time in the form of vacation is urgently needed.

Negotiations are scheduled to continue next week.

Lufthansa strike ends: operations should return to normal

Wednesday, February 21, 8:03 a.m.: With the warning strike at Lufthansa over, operations at Germany's largest airline are expected to return to normal on Wednesday. “Lufthansa plans to gradually restart its flight operations in Frankfurt and Munich after the Verdi strike ends on Wednesday morning,” a company spokesperson said.

Due to the effects of the 35-hour ground staff strike, there may be occasional delays or cancellations throughout the day. The company asks customers to regularly check the flight status on the lufthansa.com website and in the customer app.

The strike of technicians, logisticians and counter staff was especially felt on Tuesday in the Munich and Frankfurt hubs, where flights were canceled on Wednesday.

Trading after earnings.warning strike on Lufthansa

20:23: After the tough warning strike at Lufthansa, negotiations will resume this Wednesday. In Frankfurt and Berlin, representatives of the Verdi union meet with businessmen from Lufthansa and private aviation security companies. A breakthrough in both rounds appears possible if talks continue on Thursday.

Before the two warning strikes by Lufthansa ground staff, Verdi organized a nationwide warning strike by air safety staff on February 1, which also led to the cancellation of around 1,100 flights.

The second warning strike by Lufthansa ground staff was not due to end until this Wednesday morning at 7:10 a.m. in some areas of the company and also caused the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights in total. The strike of technicians, logisticians and counter staff was especially notable in the Munich and Frankfurt hubs, where flights were also canceled on Wednesday. There were also strikes in Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn and Stuttgart.

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