Germany strikes

2023 - 3 - 27

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Strikes in Germany disrupt flights and trains, 'paralyzing' Europe's ... (CNN)

Members of the Railway and Transport Union and the Ver.di union protest in Munich on March 27, 2023. Leonhard Simon/Getty Images.

Some 38% said the industrial action was “rather not” or “not at all” justified, while 8% did not answer the question. In a recent YouGov poll, about 55% of respondents considered the strikes announced by the two transport unions “rather” or “fully” justified. Other German employers have also criticized the strikes.

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Germany 'mega strike': Public transport network halted over pay (BBC News)

Germany's transport network is at a near standstill as the country experiences one of its largest strikes in decades. · Staff at airports, ports, railways, buses ...

"I am a bit shocked actually," said one man, who was trying to fly to the Spanish city of Málaga. "Petrol and food prices have risen," one protester in Berlin told the AFP news agency. To this day we don't have one." "That's why it's our job to find a good agreement." Deutsche Bahn is among the organisations that have condemned the strike, describing it as "completely excessive, groundless and unnecessary". In an interview with the German newspaper Bild, the chief of Verdi, Frank Werneke, described the pay rise as "a matter of survival for many thousands of employees."

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Largest strike in decades brings Germany to a standstill (Reuters)

Airports and bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill on Monday, causing disruption for millions at the start of the working week during ...

If independent mediation also yielded no result, "then the situation will get very dark in Germany", warned Ulrich Silberbach, head of the German Civil Service Association (DBB). At the same time, in France they go on strike all the time about something," said passenger Lars Boehm. "People have second or third jobs to make ends meet." In Frankfurt alone, almost 1,200 flights for 160,000 passengers were cancelled and stranded travellers slept on benches. Employers have offered 5% more wages over a period of 27 months and a one-off payment of 2,500 euros - proposals unions, which are calling for double digit hikes, call unacceptable amid soaring inflation which reached "We have been dragged along here for too long.

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Workers' strikes lead to German transport system chaos (Financial Times)

Misery for commuters and freight traffic severely disrupted as unions say people are 'fed up' with the cost of living crisis.

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Strike over pay paralyzes rail, air travel in Germany (ABC News)

Trains, planes and public transit systems are standing still across much of Germany as labor unions called a major one-day strike over salaries in an effort ...

Three days of talks are scheduled between the two sides. Today's winners are the oil companies.” The 24-hour walkout — one of the biggest in decades — also affected cargo transport by rail and ship, as workers at the country's ports and waterways joined the strike.

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Germany's transport workers stage strike, demanding higher wages (Aljazeera.com)

Germany's transport workers are staging one of the largest walkouts in decades as Europe's biggest economy reels from inflation, which reached 9.3 percent ...

“At the same time, in France they go on strike all the time about something.” In Cologne, the lack of city trains prompted a dash for taxis. People have second or third jobs to make ends meet.” Its inflation rates have exceeded the euro-area average in recent months. The Airports Association estimated that 380,000 air passengers were affected. Verdi is negotiating on behalf of about 2.5 million employees in the public sector, including in public transport and at airports, while EVG represents about 230,000 employees at Deutsche Bahn and bus companies.

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Largest strike in decades brings Germany to a standstill (CNBC)

Airports and bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill on Monday, causing disruption for millions at the start of the working week.

Employees are pressing for higher wages to blunt the effects of inflation, which reached 9.3% in February. "The strike will strain people's nerves" and "damages the image of Germany as a business location", he said. At the same time, in France they go on strike all the time about something," said passenger Lars Boehm. In Cologne, the lack of city trains prompted a dash for taxis. The Airports Association ADV estimated that 380,000 air passengers were affected. Terminals were largely deserted as airports, including two of Germany's largest in Munich and Frankfurt, suspended flights, while rail services were cancelled by railway operator Deutsche Bahn (DBN.UL).

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Strike over pay paralyzes rail, air travel in Germany (CTV News)

Trains, planes and public transit systems stood still across much of Germany on Monday as labour unions called a major one-day strike over salaries in an ...

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Massive Strike Brings Germany's Transport Industry to Near Standstill (Jalopnik)

Air and rail travel services in Germany have been almost entirely canceled during the 24-hour strike.

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Travel in Germany Impacted by Strikes (TravelPulse)

Transportation throughout Germany has been brought to a halt amid a labor union strike that has been labeled one of the largest walkouts in decades.

[ In France, strikes have been taking place repeatedly ](https://www.travelpulse.com/news/impacting-travel/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-traveling-to-france-amid-labor-strikes.html)in recent days and weeks as workers there express frustration in response to recent pension and retirement age reforms enacted by French President Emmanuel Macron. Railway operations are also feeling the impacts of the labor action, with Deutsche Bahn canceling rail services, Reuters reported. The 24-hour labor walkout comes in response to salary issues and an attempt to garner wage hikes that compensate for record inflation. The airline also said that rebooking options for passengers are minimal and is asking individuals who have a domestic flight in Germany planned for the days ahead to take rail instead. Trains, planes, and public transit systems have all been impacted by the one-day strike, according to multiple news reports. [Mia Taylor](https://www.travelpulse.com/bio/mia-taylor)

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Germany Hit By Massive Transit Strike as Two Unions Combine (Foreign Policy)

But today, we're looking at a “mega strike” in Germany, judicial reform delay in Israel, and a change to U.S.-Canada immigration policy. Have tips or feedback?

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Germany facing largest strikes in decades (UnHerd)

Economic hardship and opposition to green policies have created a perfect storm ... If Germany and France are the two pillars of European integration, the EU has ...

And some members of the Government are even cottoning on that they might be somewhat out of touch, with the FDP, the smallest coalition member, attempting [U-turns](https://www.politico.eu/article/german-government-coalition-greens-robert-habeck-combustion-motor-heat-pumps-coal-phase-out/) in some areas. Germany’s Left-leaning Government is a different matter, and will now have to face down its own unions in one of the largest strikes in decades. Got stuck in Hamburg a week ago when the security staff at Hamburg, Hannover and Berlin airports had a “Warnstreik” or whatever that is in English (wildcat strike? Some of the largest unions are demanding an increase of over 10%, with their paymasters only willing to concede half of that. At this point the outcome isn’t clear, but if the referendum in Berlin is an indicator perhaps, for once, reality will win out in Germany. Also got slightly overtaken by my own British island mentality this week when announcements about German rail strikes and their potential effects on domestic transport started to be made in Austria. Just 35.8% of eligible voters went to the polls, and only half of those were in favour of more stringent rules in the name of climate change. [has pointed out](https://www.nzz.ch/visuals/tagesschau-klima-wichtiger-als-inflation-und-fluechtlingskrise-ld.1730650?reduced=true), the German political and media classes focus on issues like these that are of marginal importance for most of the population. In order to make this ambitious goal legally binding, the people of Berlin would have to give their consent but — alas — they refused to do so. Nothing made this more obvious than Sunday’s [referendum](https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/berlin-votes-tighter-climate-goals-test-germans-commitment-change-2023-03-26/) on tighter climate goals in Berlin. The referendum failed to achieve the necessary majority for it to be binding by over 200,000 votes, offering a very limp endorsement of the new policy. [discomfort](https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/germans-trust-in-state-political-institutions-sinks-to-new-low/) with the current political leadership can no longer be ignored.

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