Strike

Because of a new warning strike at the BVG, Berlin's main transport provider, and due to issues with the 'S-Bahn' train network run by Deutsche Bahn, Berliners will have to expect another day of chaos on Friday.

Lufthansa cancelled a total of 700 flights on Thursday because flight attendants started a two-day strike. On Friday, 600 flights will not take off. The 'Ufo'…

Due to the strike, many Berliners who used their cars to get to work or to take children to school in the morning got stuck in serious traffic jams which…

During the third round of talks, the employers said they were ready to spend 90 million Euro (101 million Dollars or 77.4 million Pounds) on an increase of all wages by 17 percent, retroactively from January 1st. They increased their offer since the second round.

It is unclear whether the fact that this round of talks was not announced as "negotiations", but as "talks", will improve the chances for results or at least…

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…

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 employees and a one-time-payment for everyone, the BVG firmly rejects the demands. The BVG says it would have to employ hundreds of additional drivers if Verdi's demands were implemented.

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.