The Verdi union calls for better working conditions for employees in local public transport.
There will be a strike in Munich on Tuesday.
Local public transport will be as good as paralyzed in Munich on Tuesday.
The MVG warns its customers to look for other means of transport.
Meanwhile, the two collective bargaining parties blame each other.
Munich
- There is no
subway
on Tuesday (September 29)
(from the start of operations at 3.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.).
The
tram
will largely fail - and at most every second
bus
will be on the way.
Yes,
Munich
will be paralyzed!
“If you can, you should
avoid
the
MVG means of transport,
” even warns the transport company itself. Only the
S-Bahn
runs normally.
Strike in Munich: Verdi demands more money and less working hours
The hard-hitting
strike
- he is the pressure on
employers
to increase - in the nationwide
labor dispute
to the working conditions of workers in the
public transport
(public transport).
"The conditions have deteriorated dramatically in recent years," said Verdi Bayern spokesman Kai Winkler yesterday.
The number of employees has decreased while the number of passengers has risen sharply.
Verdi
calls for reduced
working hours
, better
pay
- especially for unfavorable working hours.
Overtime should no longer be the rule, the stress in shift work should be reduced.
The
public transport professionals
should better pay again for new entrants.
Important info: In the local transport #MVG there will be massive restrictions on Tuesday because of the #strike.
The subway, bus and tram are affected.
More details: https://t.co/XMvdrOIO8i
- Munich (@muenchen) September 28, 2020
At the
employers' association,
however, the
negotiations were
blocked, according to Silke Vorpahl, Verdi negotiator for the omnibus collective agreement: “We have no other choice but to strike.
And we will carry on, one after the other! "
You can find more information about the strike in our news ticker.
Strike in Munich: collective bargaining parties push each other the buck
But why go on strike right now - in the middle of the Corona * crisis?
You don't want to hit schoolchildren, parents and passengers disproportionately, says Silke Vorpahl.
“But the
buck
lies with the
employers' association
.
The
strikes
can be
interrupted
at any time by the
employers' association
by making us an offer! "MVG boss Ingo Wortmann sees it differently:" We call on the
unions
to
resolve
the collective bargaining
conflict
at the negotiating table, not on the backs of our passengers. " the
MVG employees
secure
jobs
.
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The subway stations in Munich will be orphaned on Tuesday.
No underground operation for the entire city area has been announced.
© Michael Westermann
So what's next?
Initially, the failures are limited to this Tuesday, says
Verdi
.
But: More
strikes are to
follow, but not this week.
Strikes are not only taking place in Munich.
Public transport strikes are being called in eleven Bavarian cities.
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