German local public transit workers to strike on Friday

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Christine Behle, deputy chairwoman of Verdi union, speaks at a press conference of the Verdi trade union on upcoming industrial action in the wage dispute between local transport companies in the federal states. More than 130 municipal companies and a total of around 90,000 employees in the cities and districts are affected by the collective bargaining round. Jens Kalaene/dpa

Local public transit workers in most of Germany will go on strike this Friday, the trade union Verdi announced on Monday.

The strike is expected to impact local bus, tram and underground rail service in cities across Germany, with the exception of Bavaria.

Verdi is currently in collective bargaining talks with transit leaders on behalf of about 90,000 workers at more than 130 municipal transit agencies across the country.

The latest strike call for public transit workers came only hours after the early end of a separate multi-day strike by the GDL train drivers' union against the German state-owned railway Deutsche Bahn, which operates long-distance, regional and commuter rail services as well as freight.

Christine Behle, deputy chairwoman of Verdi union, speaks at a press conference of the Verdi trade union on upcoming industrial action in the wage dispute between local transport companies in the federal states. More than 130 municipal companies and a total of around 90,000 employees in the cities and districts are affected by the collective bargaining round. Jens Kalaene/dpa