Overview
- North Rhine–Westphalia faces fresh shutdowns: after Tuesday’s stoppage in Düsseldorf and the Bergisches Land, Duisburg, Krefeld, Moers, Viersen and Mönchengladbach are hit on Wednesday, followed by Essen, Mülheim, Oberhausen and several South Westphalia operators on Thursday.
- Saxony’s two‑week strike wave has begun with a 24‑hour walkout at RVSOE affecting regional and city buses, ferries and the Kirnitzschtalbahn; further actions are planned in Zwickau, Chemnitz, Erzgebirgskreis and Meißen, while regional and long‑distance trains run normally.
- Baden‑Württemberg’s parties agreed a new framework contract that lifts night and other allowances, improves overtime rules and runs through December 2029, ending planned strikes at operators including Stuttgart, Karlsruhe and Freiburg.
- In Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern, the fourth round in Rostock ended without a deal and talks moved to April 13, with Verdi pausing warning strikes there until then but cautioning of broader action if no agreement is reached.
- Verdi’s core demands in NRW include cutting the week from 39 to 37 hours at full pay, extending minimum rest to 11 hours and raising Sunday premiums to at least 40 percent; employers call this unaffordable, with NRW talks due to resume March 24 and Hamburg Hochbahn negotiations set for March 23.