{"id":1905705,"date":"2023-03-27T23:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T03:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-strikes-halt-transport-systems\/"},"modified":"2023-03-27T23:31:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T03:31:42","slug":"germany-strikes-halt-transport-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-strikes-halt-transport-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany strikes halt transport systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgermany-strikes-halt-transport-systems%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1905705&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trains stand on storage sidings between Munich main railway station and Donnersbergerbr\u00fccke station during a nationwide strike on March 27, 2023 in Munich, Germany. Air travel and long distance rail service have mostly been shut down across Germany today. Labour unions representing over two million public sector employees are pushing for steep wage hikes due to the current high level of inflation. (Photo by Leonhard Simon\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN Geraldyn Berry<br \/>UPDATED 5:46 PM \u2013 Monday, March 27, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Airports, bus and train terminals across Germany were shut down on Monday. This caused chaos for millions of travelers during one of Europe\u2019s greatest walkouts in decades as increasing inflation fuels wage demands.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cEmployees are fed up with being fobbed off with warm words while work conditions get ever worse and there are many vacant posts,\u201d Verdi Chief Frank Werneke said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Air travel and long distance rail service have mostly been shut down across <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Germany?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Germany<\/a> today. Labour unions representing over two million public sector employees are pushing for steep wage hikes due to the current high level of inflation. \ud83d\udcf7: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayahitij?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mayahitij<\/a> +  Leonhard Simon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/strike?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#strike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ILKJlJMeS6\">pic.twitter.com\/ILKJlJMeS6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GettyImagesNews\/status\/1640397669293080579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>The Verdi union and the railway and transport union EVG had launched 24-hour \u201cwarning\u201d strikes to protest the increasing food and energy prices that are damaging living standards.<\/p>\n<p>Verdi represents around 2.5 million public sector employees, including those in public transportation and airports, whereas EVG represents approximately 230,000 employees at Deutsche Bahn and bus firms.<\/p>\n<p>It is reported that three days of wage talks were taking place to find a compromise in order to prevent further strikes from happening.<\/p>\n<p>Employers have proposed 5% extra salaries over 27 months and a one-time payment of 2,500 euros ($2,700) proposals that unions, which are calling for a double-digit increase, have deemed unacceptable in light of February inflation of 9.3%.<\/p>\n<p>The union is reportedly seeking a 10.5% wage hike, or at least 500 euros per month, while EVG is seeking a 12% raise, or at least 650 euros per month.<\/p>\n<p>With inflation rates recently above the average for the euro area, Germany, which was reliant on Russia for gas prior to the conflict in Ukraine, has been particularly hit hard.<\/p>\n<p>The Airports Association ADV claimed that 380,000 air passengers were affected by flight cancellations, including at two of Germany\u2019s busiest airports, Munich and Frankfurt, with stranded passengers sleeping on benches.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The walkout is considered the biggest in Germany. 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