Overview
- Verdi staged all‑day warning strikes Tuesday across Munich, Nuremberg, Augsburg, Regensburg and other Bavarian cities, sharply reducing local subway, tram and bus service.
- In Munich, limited service ran on parts of lines U3/U6 and U2/U5 alongside a few tram routes, while roughly half to two thirds of buses operated with long gaps and crowding.
- Augsburg’s network largely shut down with only one tram and a few subcontracted district buses running, and statewide S‑Bahn and regional trains continued because they use different operators and contracts.
- Morning road traffic in Munich surged, with long jams reported on the Mittlerer Ring as many commuters switched from public transport to cars.
- Negotiators meet Wednesday for a fifth round under the local transit contract, with Verdi holding out for €550 more per month in two steps and shorter weeks as employers call the demands unrealistic, and the union has also scheduled further actions this week in Saxony and on April 20–21 in Lower Saxony.