Disruption for millions at the start of the working week
People walk near a bus with a notice behind the windshield at a storage facility during a nationwide strike called by the German trade union Verdi over a wage dispute, in Bonn, Germany, March 27, 2023. The notice reads:"Warning - strike!" Picture: WOLFGANG RATTAY/REUTERS/
Two of Germany’s largest airports, Munich and Frankfurt, suspended flights, while long-distance rail services were cancelled by rail operator Deutsche Bahn. Striking workers wearing red high-visibility jackets blew horns and whistles through an empty Munich train station. Verdi union is negotiating on behalf of around 2.5-million employees in the public sector, including in public transport and at airports, while railway and transport union EVG negotiates for around 230,000 employees at railway operator Deutsche Bahn and bus companies.
Verdi is demanding a 10.5% wage increase, which would see pay rising by at least €500 per month, while EVG is asking for a 12% raise or at least €650 a month.“Yes, it’s justified but I for one never went on strike in my entire life and I have been working for more than 40 years. At the same time, in France they go on strike all the time about something,” said passenger Lars Boehm.
Protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms have sparked the worst street violence in years in France.
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