In Munich, large parts of the local public transport stand still on Thursday and Friday. Verdi is on strike on the subways and trams, and about half of the buses are also not supposed to run.
Munich (dpa / lby) - With a warning strike, the Verdi union wants to paralyze large parts of local public transport in Munich on Thursday and Friday. Subways and trams are affected. About half of the buses will also fail, as the Verdi union announced at a press conference on Tuesday. From the start of operations on Thursday to the end of operations on Friday, all employees of the Munich Transport Company (MVG) are called to go on warning strikes.
The MVG expects "significant restrictions on the subway, tram and bus". Regulated operation will only be possible again on Saturday. However, it is planned to maintain at least part of the line operation.
In the case of the subways, line operations must first be completely stopped for safety reasons. Whether it can be resumed later depends on how many staff are available despite the warning strikes. With the buses, a thinned-out cycle is to be offered with the private cooperation partners.
He expects a high level of participation, said union secretary Franz Schütz. The frustration among the employees is great. According to Verdi, there is a separate in-house collective agreement for MVG employees in Munich, which is worse than the collective agreement for local public transport. The union calls for an adjustment here. In addition, she demands an increase of 10.5 percent in the collective bargaining, but at least 500 euros.
With the warning strike on Thursday and Friday, you are not only pursuing this goal, you are also demanding that politicians provide the necessary funding for public transport. The union sees massive deficits here that would have to be eliminated if the traffic turnaround is to succeed.
MVG boss Ingo Wortmann also emphasized the importance of the traffic turnaround. "The mobility industry is facing the greatest challenges of the past decades," he said. There is a lack of solid and sustainable financing and staff. On these points one agrees with Verdi.
The action was announced by Verdi together with the climate activists from Fridays for Future, the organization is calling for a global climate strike on Friday. The Munich S-Bahn trains are not affected by the work stoppages, the operator is Deutsche Bahn. According to Verdi, explicit school buses will also not be affected.
There could also be actions on Friday in other Bavarian cities with local public transport. Regarding the question of whether nationwide warning strikes are also planned for Friday, Verdi referred to further details from 1 p.m.
