Empty stops, full streets and disoriented commuters - this is what the strike Monday looked like for subway, tram and bus traffic in Munich.
The passengers suffered again.
On Monday (October 26th) the nerves of
commuters in Munich * were
put to the test again.
Verdi has called for a
public transport strike
to increase pressure on employers.
The next
round of negotiations is
on
Friday
.
We asked those affected for their opinion.
Munich - Empty stops, full streets and disoriented commuters - this was the day of the
strike
on Monday
for subway, tram and bus traffic in Munich
.
Many passengers reacted accordingly annoyed (see survey below).
After all, around half of the 550
buses
that
usually run during peak hours were
on the move, according to the Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG).
The number of
trams on
offer was much thinner: Lines 19 and 25 ran every 10 to 20 minutes, otherwise nothing worked.
On the
underground,
passengers could only rely on the U6.
"Overall, not a good day for our passengers", summarized MVG spokesman Matthias Korte.
Strike in Munich and all of Bavaria: Verdi increases pressure on employers
The
Verdi union
wanted to put pressure on employers with the action before the third round of negotiations on Friday.
She criticizes the previous offer by employers as too vague and insufficient.
According to their own information, these had offered, among other things, an increase of 3.5 percent with a term until the end of August 2023 and a one-time
corona special payment
of 300 euros.
A total of around 1,400
public transport
employees went on strike
in all of Bavaria's larger cities.
Voices of annoyed commuters in Munich:
Munich: That's what commuters say about a new warning strike in local public transport
Michelle P .: (20), vocational student:
Enough!
This is the third strike this month.
I very much hope that an agreement can be reached soon in these collective bargaining.
Agron A. (47), subway and tram driver:
I've been an employee in Munich's local transport system for 12 years and this year alone I've accumulated around 100 hours of overtime.
The burden is increasing from year to year and we need better working conditions for ourselves quickly.
Fritz N. (80) and Ivka D. (65), retirees:
The employer should finally have mercy and offer employees better working conditions.
The permanent strikes are annoying.
We depend on the subway and don't know how to get from A to B now.
Dimitrios T. (25), IT specialist:
I didn't know anything about the strike and only found out about it on my way to work.
Unfortunately, nothing drives to my place of work now, so I have to walk a long way from the main train station.
I hope I'll still be on time anyway.
In all of Bavaria, many buses and trains stood still on Monday - a picture from Munich is particularly shocking.
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