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In the early morning, some trains could not accept any more passengers since they were full. This kind of situation is a regular occurrence in Tokyo or Mexico City, but not in Berlin.

The minute the Equal Pay Day was announced, criticism was expressed, as expected. Some men dared to say they did not want to be discriminated. Others stated…

While the union wants a reduction of working hours to 36.5 hours a week for all 14,000 employees with no loss of pay, as well as Christmas bonuses for new…

Berlin's other train system, the S-Bahn, provides a good example of how long it takes from ordering new trains or wagons to actually putting them into service. In 2015, a total of 382 new S-Bahn wagons were ordered from two manufacturers. Now, some four years later, they have not been delivered or even tested.

Some Berliners are asking themselves why Verdi did not wait until later in the negotiation process. On the other hand, many residents in the German capital are…

At this point, only employees who have been with the state-owned company since 2005 or longer qualify for 36.5 hours, while everyone else does not. Verdi says this was not fair. But the BVG firmly rejects the union's demands. Their representatives say they would have to employ 1,500 additional people if Verdi's demand was implemented.

But of course not everyone shares Müller's or the Berlin Senate's opinion. For instance the Berlin Transport Authority is not enthusiastic at all. "People would…