Ver.di has called on employees of numerous local transport companies in North Rhine-Westphalia to go on a warning strike on Thursday. The union wants to increase the pressure on employers.
From Duisburg to Münster and Bielefeld to Bonn: Before the collective bargaining negotiations for local public transport employees enter the second round on Friday, verdi is putting pressure on them again.
On Thursday, the union is once again calling on employees of many local transport companies across the country to go on strike all day long. Which cities are specifically affected:
Verdi is calling for a public transport strike – the effects are not yet clear everywhere
The Cologne transport company has already announced that from Thursday at 3 a.m. to Friday at 3 a.m. there will be no KVB light rail trips and only bus trips operated by subcontractors can take place. However, it is not yet clear for each of the affected cities what the concrete impact of the strike call will be.
Verdi explained that the pressure also had to be increased because the employers had brushed off all of the union’s demands in the first round of negotiations and submitted a number of counter-demands themselves.
Our sources:
- Communication from the union verdi
- Information from the Cologne transport company
WDR will report on this topic on February 13, 2024, including in the radio news.