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Verdi has called for a strike on Monday and Tuesday: This time, not only buses and trains are affected in NRW – an overview.
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- The Verdi union has called for a strike again on Monday and Tuesday in North Rhine-Westphalia. This time, however, not only buses and trains should come to a standstill.
- In many places in North Rhine-Westphalia, daycare centers are also affected on Tuesday: Here too, Verdi has called for a strike.
- The union calls for better working conditions for the workforce, for example a maximum working time in the driving service of ten hours. So far it’s been twelve hours.
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Full streets, buses and trains in the depots: Once again, commuters have to cope with restrictions due to all-day warning strikes in local public transport. The Verdi union calls for all-day warning strikes on Monday and Tuesday with work stoppages. Local transport is affected, among other things, in Düsseldorf, Düren, Hagen, Münster, Krefeld and Cologne.
Work stoppages will be there too Essen and Mülheim give – according to the Ruhrbahn, there are no buses and trains on Monday and Tuesday. A Verdi spokeswoman said that there would be widespread failures in the connections.
On Tuesday there will be further connection failures in some places. Then there is another collective bargaining conflict, namely the public service collective agreement (TVÖD). The local transport companies take over his remuneration agreement, so their employees will participate in the labor dispute over this contract. In Cologne, for example, there are no trams on Tuesday either. Regional trains and S-Bahn trains are not affected by the work stoppages.
Warning strike in NRW: more attractive framework conditions to secure the future
The union demands better working conditions for the workforce. The maximum working time in the driving service is to decrease from 12 to 10 hours, the rest time after the end of the shift is to increase from 10 to 11 hours. “Despite the intensification of work due to the increasing volume of traffic and resulting from it consistently high numbers of sick people the employers have not yet approached us, ”said Peter Büddicker, Verdi Regional Head of Transport in North Rhine-Westphalia. “In order to secure the future of public transport, we urgently need more attractive framework conditions.”
Of the Warning strike affects all of NRW, however, the buses and trains will probably not fail in all parts of the country. In Dortmund, Bochum, Gelsenkirchen, Bielefeld and Solingen should just the Customer centers of local transport companies on strike and not the travel connections.
Warning strike in NRW: Verdi union calls for a nationwide uniform tariff
“We hope that makes an impression”. This time, the collective bargaining dispute is not just about questions of pay, but also about working conditions (you can scroll down to further information here), said Büddicker.
The background to the warning strikes is the demand by the Verdi Federal Association for a nationwide uniform tariff regulation for the approximately 87,000 employees in local public transport. Local transport tariffs are currently being negotiated individually in the 16 federal states.
Warning strike in NRW: Where buses and trains stay in the depots
In many cities on the Rhine and Ruhr, buses and trains stay on the coming Monday and / or Tuesday From the start of operation to the end of operations in the depot, local transport companies announce:
- In Düsseldorf the Verdi union also has the Rheinbahn on Monday 19th October, called for a warning strike. All Rheinbahn subways, trams and buses will then not run all day. “That is affected entire network of the Rheinbahn, ie the city of Düsseldorf, the Mettmann district, the city of Meerbusch and the connections to Duisburg, Krefeld, Neuss and Ratingen, ”the company announced on Friday. (Read more here)
- Standstill on buses and trains in Duisburg: For Tuesday, October 20th, Verdi announces a full day strike at DVG. (Read more here)
- Am Monday the HCR buses are in Herne cannot leave the depot that day. However, the Bogestra railways are served. (Read more here)
- In Gelsenkirchen However, local public transport is paralyzed on Thursday. (Read more here)
- Bus and train users in Duisburg will also have to look for other ways of getting around next week. For Tuesday, October 20th, Verdi announces the next one full day strike in the DVG on. (More information can be found here)
- Also in Essen and Mülheim no bus or train runs on Monday, the Ruhrbahn has declared. (More information can be found HERE)
- Am MondayOn October 19, the Vestischen buses will probably have to return to the depots in Herten and Bottrop stop. (More information can be found here)
- At the Hagener Local transport operators have also announced a strike. The unions have for Monday and Tuesday another strike announced in Hagen. There will be no emergency schedule. (More information here)
- On October 19 and 20, buses and trains will be in Mülheim quiet again. Verdi calls for a warning strike. Passengers have to look for alternative routes. (More information here)
- The unions extend warning strike in local public transport in Gladbeck for another day. The Vestische will also shut down on October 20th. (More information here)
- The Verdi union calls the Ruhrbahn workers in Essen again on Monday and Tuesday, October 19 and 20, the warning strike. (More information here)
- The Verdi union also calls public service workers in Moers, Kamp-Lintfort and Neukirchen-Vluyn to the warning strike. (More information here)
- Commuters in Weather and Herdecke should have a plan B in their pocket on Monday and Tuesday. The bus traffic is on strike again. (More information here)
- It’s that time again. The union announces another warning strike at Bogestra in Witten on. They should last two days, with different consequences. (More information here)
- Commuters pay attention: the Rheinbahn will be on strike on Monday. All bus and train lines are affected Mettmann district. Strikes on Tuesday too. (More information here)
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Warning strike in NRW: union also calls for improvements in overtime and shift work
Verdi is fighting for a nationwide Framework collective agreement for around 87,000 employees in local public transport, including around 30,000 in North Rhine-Westphalia. So far, the union has not been able to come to an agreement with the employers’ side, the municipal transport companies.
The union demands nationwide uniform regulations for the employees in public transport in Germany regarding the compensation of overtime, the allowances for shift work and the promotion of young talent. At present, separate collective agreements are being negotiated with the municipal employers’ associations in each of the 16 federal states.
The Association of Municipal Employers’ Associations (VKA) had declared after the first round of warning strikes that it was “not responsible for conducting collective bargaining in local transport”. Tariff regulations could only be concluded in the respective federal states.
Warning strike in NRW: In these cities, the daycare centers are also affected
- Verdi calls the employees on Tuesday Mülheimer Administration to strike. Daycare centers are also on strike. (More information here)
- For the Essenes particularly noticeable: the disposal companies and the municipal daycare centers will also be on strike again on Tuesday. So many parents have to see how they look after their children, and the bins are left empty. Again, the emptying will probably not be made up for. (More information here)
- In Oberhausen There will be another warning strikes in the public service on Tuesday. This time, employees in day-care centers should also stop working. (More information here)
- Not only the public transport will be in on Tuesday Herne on strike, the city administration and daycare centers remain closed. Verdi has called for a warning strike. (More information here)
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Warning strike call for all local public transport companies
Verdi emphasized that compared to the year 2000, the number of employees in local public transport had shrunk by 18 percent, while the number of passengers had increased by a quarter in the same period. Due to the stresses, there are above-average sickness rates and the accumulation of overtime. In addition, the tight schedule, high volume of traffic and increasing numbers of passengers made the breaks disappear. In addition, there are no allowances for shift work for the drivers.
All companies that fall under the local transport collective bargaining agreement in North Rhine-Westphalia are called to go on a warning strike, according to the union’s statement. The workers had shown last Tuesday that they were ready to go on a warning strike in large numbers.
As a result of the corona pandemic, the number of passengers on buses and trains has since fallen sharply. In the meantime, more people are using public transport again, but the figures from before the crisis will not be sufficient again. For example, the Düsseldorf Rheinbahn reports that the number of passengers is currently 70 percent of the figure in October last year. (red with dpa)
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More about the labor dispute:
Public service: is the state forgetting its corona heroes?
Warning strike in NRW: clinics and city administrations affected
33,000 rubbish bins remained full: warning strike in Essen
Hospital workers strike for recognition
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