With warning strikes in the large Bavarian cities, the Verdi union is paralyzing local public transport and putting pressure on employers and politicians. In Munich, an important alternative was also eliminated in the morning.
Munich (dpa/lby) - The warning strikes in local public transport paralyzed buses and - where available - trams and subways in several Bavarian cities on Friday. The Verdi union is fighting for significantly higher wages, but also better financing of public transport. Some strikers want to take part in the Fridays for Future climate protection demonstrations, which have also been announced for Friday.
The Munich transport company has reported massive restrictions on buses for the second day in a row. The subway and tram were out of service. In the morning, the situation was exacerbated by an emergency doctor's call on the main S-Bahn line, which then had to be temporarily closed from around 7.30 a.m. - in the middle of rush hour traffic. As a result, the S-Bahn trains that were not affected by the strike for the route to Munich city center were temporarily eliminated. They turned in front of the main route or drove around it. There were cancellations and delays. By the morning, the situation on the S-Bahn had largely normalized.
The Augsburg Transport and Tariff Association reported that local transport in the city had come to an almost complete standstill. With a few exceptions, no trams and city buses are in use. In the early morning, instead of around 140, only six buses from Stadtwerke Augsburg started.
The transport association Greater Nuremberg (VGN) is affected in several cities, but not the regional train service and the S-Bahn. According to the VGN, all vehicles remain in the depot in Nuremberg and Bamberg. There were restricted strike timetables in Erlangen, Fürth and Bayreuth.
In Regensburg, all inner-city bus routes operated by the municipal utility will be canceled all day on Friday. In Ingolstadt, the INVG expected massive failures.
Parallel to the warning strikes in public transport, warning strikes in the public sector have been announced for Friday - also by Verdi, but in a different wage dispute. Among other things, the garbage disposal in Munich and the Stadtwerke Regensburg are affected. The bathrooms there, among other things, remain closed.
Also on Friday there will be climate demonstrations by Fridays for Future in more than 30 Bavarian cities. In Munich, the organization expected 4,000 to 8,000 participants.
