There are signs of a strike in local public transport in North Rhine-Westphalia. Verdi NRW has declared collective bargaining over the working conditions of around 30,000 employees in the municipal transport companies to have failed.
The employers' association KAV NRW expressed surprise at the decision. Meanwhile, a strike by the GDL is causing restrictions at Deutsche Bahn in the state of North Rhines Westphalia (NRW) The sticking point is the requirement that shift workers should work 35 hours a week instead of 38.