Strikes organized in connection with the collective bargaining dispute in the public sector over wages have paralyzed local transport in several German states. In order to put pressure on employers in municipalities, the German Verdi trade union for workers in the service sector called on employees to stop working today, and the focus of the strike was on local public transport. In major cities in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, almost all trains and buses stopped at depots, and the union was very satisfied with the start of the strike. In Stuttgart, on the other hand, suburban trains were running despite the strike, and these trains are operated by the German Railways Company. "Deutsche Bahn". Warning strikes included the states of Saxony, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Bremen and Rhineland-Palatinate. It is expected that protest activities will be organized today by climate activists affiliated with the movement "Fridays for the future". Negotiations for the approximately 2.5 million employees working at the federal and local level have been difficult since they began in January. and demanding "Verdi" And the Federation of Public Sector Workers’ Unions (DBB) demanded an increase in employee wages by 10.5 percent, with a limit of at least 500 additional euros per month, and there was no convergence during the second round of negotiations last week.
