New round of negotiations after warning strike. Collective bargaining parties will sit down at the table again on Friday.

The union is particularly demanding additional days off. The employers point out that salaries for transport in North Rhine-Westphalia will increase significantly on March 1st. The aim is to relieve employees and make jobs in local public transport more attractive, the union says. The employer's perspective is that existing drivers would be placed under greater strain given the existing driver shortage dpa dpa.