New strikes in the German state of Hessen

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Focus” magazine, the next round of the wheel of strikes has started in Germany. Last week, Verdi’s union called for a strike on local public transport. Verdi’s union wants to paralyze large sections of bus transport in Hessen with an all-day warning strike. Collective bargaining with the Hessen Regional Association of Bus Companies (LHO) is for around 6,000 employees. Private bus companies in different parts of this state are on strike.

Jochen Koppel, the secretary of the German Verdi Union, said that the situation in this sector is dramatic. There is a severe shortage of personnel, they work very long shifts, joint shifts, short breaks, countless overtimes, many sick leaves, so Verdi wants to double the salary of every employee in this department. . Also, according to him, a compensation of 3000 Euros should be taken into account for each employee.

Hessen Regional Association of Bus Contractors expressed “little understanding” of the union’s strike warning notice. and called such action unnecessary.

Frankfurt’s local transport company Traffiq expects almost all 68 Frankfurt bus routes to go on strike on Thursday.

Recently, following the call of the Verdi union in protest of wages and working conditions, strikes in the public transport sectors paralyzed parts of Germany again last Thursday and Friday. .

The Verdi union is currently negotiating new collective agreements for local public transport companies in several federal states. The conflict, which has been ongoing since late January, has repeatedly paralyzed public transport in parts of the country. Bus and tram drivers in the cities have been on strike for four days since early February. Also, other warning strikes were held in different cities.

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