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Wage talks: warning strike begins in northern public transport

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Verdi called workers at public bus operators in Kiel, Lübeck, Flensburg, Neumünster and the Plön district out on strike.
  • The strike began at 3 a.m. and is expected to continue until Thursday morning, disrupting students, commuters and travelers.
  • The union is seeking a 6.5% pay increase for 12 months and an annual €650 benefit for members after talks failed.

Public transport in Schleswig-Holstein’s independent cities and the Plön district faced major disruption after the Verdi union began a warning strike at 3 a.m. on Tuesday. The stoppage is scheduled to continue until Thursday morning.

The action affects public bus companies in Kiel, Lübeck, Flensburg and Neumünster, as well as transport workers in the Plön district. Students, commuters and travelers face the impact. Where the service day had already officially begun, no buses were running, Verdi negotiator Sascha Bähring told the German Press Agency after the strike started.

“The employees are sending the right signal to the employer and standing behind their demands,” Bähring said.

The employees are sending the right signal to the employer and standing behind their demands.

· Sascha BähringThe Verdi negotiator described the purpose of the strike after it began.

Verdi is seeking a 6.5% increase in pay for all employees over a 12-month term in both bargaining areas. For union members, it also wants an annual benefit of €650.

The second round of public transport negotiations failed in early September. Verdi called the employers’ offer “unacceptable.” The two-day strike is intended to increase pressure before negotiations resume on September 22.

Unacceptable

· VerdiThe union’s characterization of the employers’ offer in the failed negotiations.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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