Germany At a Standstill Due To Massive Strike In The Transport Sector

 

CNBC/Reuters: Largest strike in decades brings Germany to a standstill 

* Airports and bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill on Monday, causing disruption for millions at the start of the working week. 

* Employees are pressing for higher wages to blunt the effects of inflation, which reached 9.3% in February. 

* The Airports Association ADV estimated that 380,000 air passengers were affected. 

Airports and bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill on Monday, causing disruption for millions at the start of the working week during one of the largest walkouts in decades as Europe’s biggest economy reels from inflation. 

The 24-hour strikes called by the Verdi trade union and railway and transport union EVG were the latest in months of industrial action which has hit major European economies as higher food and energy prices dent living standards. 

Terminals were largely deserted as airports, including two of Germany’s largest in Munich and Frankfurt, suspended flights, while rail services were cancelled by railway operator Deutsche Bahn (DBN.UL). Striking workers wearing yellow or red high-visibility jackets blew horns, sirens and whistles, held up banners and waved flags during protests.  

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Update #1: Nationwide German transport strike causes major disruptions (DW)  

Update #2: Flights, trains cancelled in Germany as strikes ground transportation (France 24)  

WNU Editor: This is the biggest strike in Germany in decades.