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Commuters in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Saxony-Anhalt have to prepare for new warning strikes on public transport.
Rostock - The Verdi union has called on public transport employees in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Saxony-Anhalt to go on new warning strikes.
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Verdi is calling on public bus workers in the Rostock, Schwerin and Greifswald regions to go on a two-day warning strike.
The background is the collective bargaining, which will continue on February 21st in Rostock.
Verdi had already called for strikes in public transport in almost all federal states in January.
A display board from Rostocker Straßenbahn AG can be seen at Doberaner Platz in Rostock.
© Frank Hormann/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa
In Saxony-Anhalt, Verdi is calling for a one-day strike on public transport on Monday (February 19).
In “the second round of negotiations between the United Services Union ver.di and the Municipal Employers’ Association (KAV) of Saxony-Anhalt on February 15, 2024, no rapprochement could be achieved,” the union said in a press release on the background to the strike.
Verdi announces further warning strikes in public transport
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the warning strikes are scheduled to begin on Wednesday (February 21) at 3 a.m. and last until Thursday at 11:59 p.m.
“If the negotiations result in an acceptable and negotiable offer, the second warning strike day could be suspended,” said a press release.
According to Verdi, the following companies are affected: VLP (Verkehrsbetriebe Ludwigslust Parchim), Nahbus (Nordwestmecklenburg GmbH), RSAG Rostock, Rebus (Regionalbus Rostock), VBG (Verkehrsbetrieb Greifswald GmbH).
The discussions are about the sectoral collective agreement for local transport companies (TV-N Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) between the municipal employers' association and the Verdi union.
Verdi's core demands for the general collective agreement include, among other things, seven days more vacation, limiting the length of shifts to a maximum of ten hours, minimum rest periods of twelve hours and Saturday surcharges of 30 percent for the whole day.
(sne/dpa)