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Rhine-Ruhr. Next Monday and Tuesday (October 19 and October 20, 2020) the United Service Union (ver.di) in North Rhine-Westphalia is calling on employees of local public transport companies to go on warning strikes all day. The background to this is the ongoing negotiations on the local transport collective bargaining agreement in NRW with the municipal employers’ association (KAV NW). In the second round of negotiations, on October 9, 2020 in Bochum, there was no adequate rapprochement either. The union expects once again extensive effects in the driving service.
The transport companies in Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Mülheim, Essen, Oberhausen and in the Circle Cleves and Wesel informed their passengers on their homepages and in press releases about the possible effects of the renewed warning strike.
Rheinbahn is on strike again
Düsseldorf. The unions have for Monday, October 19th, warning strikes announced again. All metro, tram and all bus routes the Rheinbahn cannot operate all day, the Rheinbahn cannot offer any traffic. The entire network of the Rheinbahn is affected, i.e. the city of Düsseldorf, the district of Mettmann, the city of Meerbusch and the connections to Duisburg, Krefeld, Neuss and Ratingen. The customer centers remain closed, the mobility guarantee and the extended guarantee no longer apply.
“We very much regret the repeated failures and the consequences for our passengers. The fourth warning strike in quick succession, although the negotiations are ongoing – we have absolutely no understanding of this in the current situation, ”said Klaus Klar, CEO and Labor Director of Rheinbahn.
Due to the corona pandemic, Rheinbahn is not setting up a special timetable for individual lines. Rheinbahn recommends finding out about alternatives to underground trains, trams and buses in good time and – if possible – switching to the S-Bahn and regional trains operated by the railway companies.
Current information is available at www.rheinbahn.de/ strike and facebook.com/rheinbahn. Customers can also get information around the clock under the “Smart Number” 01806. 50 40 30 (20 cents per call from German landlines, 60 cents per call from cellular networks).
Lines U79 and 901 affected by warning strikes in Düsseldorf and Mülheim
Duisburg. For coming Monday 19th October, the United Services Union Verdi has called on its members to go on warning strikes as part of the current collective bargaining in the public sector. Employees from neighboring transport companies also take part. At Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft AG (DVG), this leads to impairments on the U79 and 901 lines all day.
Line U79
The U79 trams run between the “Meiderich Bahnhof” and “Kesselsberg” stops in Duisburg. The railways do not go to Düsseldorf. Passengers can find the exact journey times in the DVG’s online timetable information and in the current traffic reports on the website at www.dvg-duisburg.de.
Line 901
The 901 trams run between the “Scholtenhofstraße” and “Zoo / Uni” stops in Duisburg. The railways do not go to Mülheim. Passengers can find the exact journey times in the DVG’s online timetable information and in the current traffic reports on the website at www.dvg-duisburg.de.
The DVG asks passengers to seek alternatives such as carpooling or to switch to S-Bahn and regional trains.
DVG went on strike all day on October 20th
For coming Tuesday October 20th, the United Services Union Verdi has called on its members to go on warning strikes as part of the current collective bargaining in the public sector. The workforce of the Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft AG (DVG) has also been called to strike all day long by the unions, so that no buses and trains will run. The DVG asks passengers to seek alternatives such as carpooling or to switch to S-Bahn and regional trains.
The DVG customer center at Duisburg main station is also affected by the strikes and will therefore remain closed on October 20th.
Traffic information on buses and trains is available on the Internet at www.dvg-duisburg.deon the DVG telephone hotline on 0203 60 44 555 and in the myDVG app. The DVG app is available for download free of charge in the respective stores for common iPhones and Android smartphones. Current information can also be found in the social media on Facebook at facebook.de/dvgduisburg or on Twitter at twitter.com/dvg_verkehr.
Strike call by ver.di for Monday and Tuesday: Essen and Mülheim local transport is on strike
Essen / Mülheim. The service union ver.di has announced a full-day strike for Monday, October 19, 2020 and Tuesday, October 20, 2020: a strike will be called from the start of the shift to the end of the shift. For the Ruhrbahn, this means that there will be no buses and trains in Essen and Mülheim an der Ruhr on Monday and Tuesday from the start of operations to the end of operations.
Since the neighboring transport companies may also be on strike, the cross-city lines may also be affected. Please ask your transport company for more information.
The Ruhrbahn customer centers will remain closed during the strike. The Ruhrbahn very much regrets this inconvenience for its passengers.
The regional and S-Bahn trains run to the train stations in the city and can possibly replace failed bus and train connections.
Strike announced for Monday: NIAG expects cancellations on individual bus routes due to renewed warning strikes
District of Kleve / District of Wesel / Duisburg. There will be failures on individual NIAG bus routes on next Monday (October 19th) come. For the start of the week, the Verdi union has again called on its members to go on a warning strike. This will be the fifth day of the strike since September 29th. The strike should last from the start of operations to the end of operations.
As on the previous days of the strike, restrictions in bus traffic are to be expected again, especially in the Moers area and in western Duisburg. The NIAG regrets this and asks its passengers for your forbearance. Verdi and the local employers’ association, to which NIAG also belongs, are currently negotiating the collective agreement for local transport companies in North Rhine-Westphalia (TV-N NW).
Verdi had already called for a warning strike on September 29 and 30 and October 8 and 16, and some of the organized employees at NIAG then went on strike. On these days, around 15 percent of the scheduled services in the traffic area were down, especially in the Moers area and in western Duisburg.
Another warning strike in public transport
Oberhausen. Am Monday 19th October, the union ver.di calls on the STOAG again for a full-day warning strike. The STOAG buses and trams remain in the depot that day. The NE buses don’t run either.
As with the last two warning strikes, the bus routes SB 97, 952, 953, 957 and 961, which are operated by STOAG subcontractors, are running according to plan. A shuttle service is used on the route between Oberhausen main station and Sterkrade station. Between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., the buses run about every ten minutes, otherwise every 15 minutes. Buses also run between Holten Markt, Holten Bahnhof and Schmachtendorf Mitte between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., so that a basic offer for passengers is also maintained here. Regular bus and tram service starts on Tuesday at around 4 a.m.
The STOAG REVIERFLITZER departs from 9 p.m. in the north of the city, ie north of the A42 including Neue Mitte. The vehicles are ordered via the app, which is available free of charge for iOS and Android. Information about the REVIERFLITZER is available on the STOAG website. The three STOAG customer centers are open.
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