Warning strike in local NRW public transport also on Friday. Verdi has started a wave of warning strikes in local transport almost nationwide.
The background to the renewed warning strikes is collective bargaining over the working conditions of around 30,000 employees in municipal transport companies. Two rounds of negotiations on the general collective agreement remained without results. The third round of negotiations is scheduled for March 11th and 12th. There is a dramatic labor shortage. Buses and trains were canceled every day in all tariff areas because there were not enough staff.