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BVG will go on strike on Monday – effects unclear
Even before the warning strike on Thursday and Friday, there are restrictions at the Berlin transport company: Some unions are already calling for a strike on Monday morning. According to the BVG, the exact effects are still unclear.
The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) already says so on Monday (February 26th) a warning strike. The unions have called for this NahVG, gkl and dbb civil service association and collective bargaining union. Your members at BVG and its subsidiary Berlin Transport are supposed to stop work on Monday from 3 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the afternoon. It is said that employers have not yet made any offers for better working conditions.
How big the impact will actually be is unclear. The BVG itself says that passengers have to come along Expect restrictions in bus and subway traffic – and try to compensate for failures at short notice [externer Link bvg.de].
So far no emergency timetable for the BVG warning strike on Monday
When asked by rbb|24, a press representative said on Saturday morning that the BVG strike on February 26th BVG on-call bus Muva as well as the Ferries not affected will be. Likewise, a number of Berliners should Bus routes can continue to run, as these are operated by subcontractors. The BVG was not able to say exactly which lines these are on Saturday. It is also still unclear whether and when there will be an emergency timetable.
Affected passengers should continue to find out more online, and further passenger information will follow, according to the BVG. On Monday, passengers can use the BVG app or the BVG website bvg.de inform about their connections – via the function “Real-time information” only trips that are actually in use should be displayed.
The BVG reacted to the strike announcement with criticism: the unions’ published strike call was completely disproportionate and irresponsible. The BVG adds: The negotiations with these unions have so far been “constructive and result-oriented”. “The parties have already come close on many points.”
Even bigger BVG warning strike from Thursday – Brandenburg also affected
The next warning strike at the BVG will take place just a few days later, and its effects will probably be stronger than on Monday: The Verdi union is calling on its members at the BVG Thursday (February 29) called for an all-day strike and work stoppages until 2 p.m. on Friday (March 1). This will affect subways, buses, trams and ferries, as a union spokesman told rbb.
Also in Brandenburg Transport company employees want to go on a warning strike. It starts on Wednesday (February 28) the Uckermärkische Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH. On Thursday (February 29) follows the Ostprignitz-Ruppiner Nahverkehrsgesellschaft mbH, on Friday (March 1st) Almost all transport companies in Brandenburg will then be affected by work stoppages. There is an overview here.
Broadcast: rbb 88.8, February 23, 2024, 5:30 p.m