This coming Monday, Germany will be brought to a virtual standstill - on railways, on rivers and at airports: The trade union Verdi and the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) have called for a large-scale nationwide warning strike in the transport sector for that day.
Germany s most important goods handling center, the Port of Hamburg, will remain closed to large ships not only until this Friday, but also next Monday. Still during the warning strike at the Hamburg. | March 23, 2023
Despite workers’ readiness to take strike action, the central rally called by the Verdi trade union and the Fridays for Future climate protest organisation was poorly attended by strikers.
Public transport workers will strike in six German states on Friday, union representatives say. Workers are seeking raises as inflation soars and labor conditions grow increasingly difficult.