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Verdi Calls Tuesday Strikes at Autobahn GmbH and State Road Agencies, Forcing NRW Tunnel Closures

Verdi cites stalled talks, seeking a 7% pay rise with a €300 minimum.

Overview

  • About 14,000 Autobahn GmbH employees and several thousand state road staff have been called to join the warning strikes.
  • All 28 tunnel control centers in North Rhine-Westphalia will be on strike Tuesday afternoon, requiring tunnel closures for safety.
  • Drivers should expect disruptions on federal and state roads in parts of Germany during the actions.
  • Walkouts are planned at 18 sites nationwide, including offices in Nuremberg, Rostock, Stuttgart, Hanover, Montabaur, Hamm, Gelsenkirchen, Cologne, Kiel, Hamburg and Berlin.
  • State-level stoppages will also hit traffic and tunnel control centers and road depots in Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, Verdi said.