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Berlin: BVG Strike Leads to Traffic Jams and Issues at Tegel Airport

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 prolonged their usual travel time by up to an hour.

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Berlin: Walkouts to Lead to Public Transport Chaos Yet Again

During the third round of talks, the employers said they were ready to spend 90 million Euro (101 million Dollars…

Berlin

Berlin: New Talks Between BVG and Verdi Union

It is unclear whether the fact that this round of talks was not announced as "negotiations", but as "talks", will…

Berlin

Berlin: Bus Driver Strike Affects Entire City

In the early morning, some trains could not accept any more passengers since they were full. This kind of situation…

Berlin

Berlin: Bus Drivers to Go on Strike

While the union wants a reduction of working hours to 36.5 hours a week for all 14,000 employees with no loss of…

Berlin

BVG Walkout in Berlin: Less Chaos than Expected

At Berlin's two operational airports, Tegel and Schönefeld, a few hired shuttle buses were standing by to take…

Berlin

Berlin: Day of Chaos Expected Due to BVG Strike

Some Berliners are asking themselves why Verdi did not wait until later in the negotiation process. On the other…

Berlin

Berlin: Walkout to Disrupt Public Transport on Friday

At this point, only employees who have been with the state-owned company since 2005 or longer qualify for 36.5…

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Germany: Hundreds of Flights Cancelled Due To Walkouts

On Frankfurt Airport's website, a note said the security checkpoints were not in operation until 8:00 p.m..…