A new strike by Berlin public transport workers has been canceled at the last minute.
In a high-level meeting just after midnight early morning April 2 Berlin transportation leaders (BVG) and public worker’s union Verdi agreed to talk in a long-running wage dispute and agreed there would be no strikes during this round of negotiation.
BVG, which [...]

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Berlin’s transportation strike has been suspended for the Easter weekend.  According to Andreas Splanmann, the spokesman for Ver.di (the labor union which represents the strikers), the strike will continue after the holiday.  Nevertheless, even though transportation will be running at approximately 85% this respite in the strike will allow things to run more smoothly over [...]

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The Berlin strike has entered its eighth day on Wednesday, March 12th as the Ver.di labor union warns that the stoppage could last through Easter, March 23rd. To those not used to European strikes the mere thought of a transport shutdown in a city that you are about to visit can create a freak [...]

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