Overview
- Verdi confirmed BVG buses, trams and subways in Berlin are halted for 48 hours until service resumes Sunday morning, with no special strike timetable; subcontracted bus lines and BVG ferries continue on select routes.
- Parallel walkouts hit multiple states, including a two‑day strike at more than 30 municipal operators in North Rhine-Westphalia and a statewide stoppage in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern where some agencies run replacement timetables; Niedersachsen is excluded by a peace obligation and Verdi is pausing actions in Baden-Württemberg.
- S-Bahn and Regional services, along with DB long‑distance trains, run as normal; S-Bahn Berlin adds trips and longer trains on key lines, though planned engineering works limit Ring services and reduce the S7 to a 20‑minute headway Saturday evening.
- Verdi is pressing for shorter weekly hours, longer rest periods, more vacation and higher premiums for night and weekend work, while municipal employers call the package unaffordable and urge the union to narrow its demands.
- Deutsche Bahn and the GDL reached a new contract overnight, taking rail strike threats off the table; further Verdi talks are scheduled in early to mid‑March and additional warning strikes remain possible if no deals are reached.