Local public transport workers begin 'warning strikes' across Germany, disrupting commuters

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As contract talks continue, numerous German cities are bracing for additional warning strikes and demonstrations, with climate activists also participating.

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00:00 Local buses, trams and subway trains have come to a halt in much of Germany as transport

00:06 employees carry out another two-day strike.

00:09 They're calling for better working conditions, including shorter working weeks and extra

00:13 compensation for shift and night work.

00:17 Such short warning strikes are a common tactic in German contract negotiations.

00:22 They've frustrated travellers and commuters.

00:24 "You have to see both sides and you can understand that the people who work at the KVB want to

00:31 be paid accordingly and act accordingly."

00:35 "I think it's unfair that there's always a fight.

00:40 The people who are also in the next lane are also driving."

00:44 The union Verdi called for the 48-hour warning strike in the ongoing nationwide wage dispute

00:50 in regional negotiations.

00:51 The walkout coincides with weeks of rail, airport and local transport strikes across

00:57 the country.

00:58 [WHOOSH]

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