Because of the nationwide warning strike in the transport sector planned for Monday, the logistics industry warns of a "supply chaos" and calls for the lifting of the truck driving ban on Sunday. "The strike will also hit many truck drivers and journeys massively," said the President of the Federal Association of Road Haulage Logistics and Disposal (BGL), Dirk Engelhardt, the "image" (Friday). "There is a risk of supply chaos and damage of tens of millions if goods cannot be delivered on time."
The trade union Verdi and the railway and transport union (EVG) have called for a large-scale nationwide warning strike in the transport sector on Monday. Long-distance and regional rail transport, almost all German airports, waterways and ports as well as the motorway company are affected. Fears that it could come to tunnel closures, rejected the highway company on Thursday, however. As a result, Germany is likely to come to a standstill largely on the rails, rivers and at airports.
Engelhardt said Verdi needed Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) to act. "It would therefore make sense for Transport Minister Wissing to lift the driving ban for trucks this Sunday. That could mitigate much of the chaos and damage to the economy that Verdi wants to cause."
Verdi increases pressure ahead of round of negotiations
With these actions, Verdi is increasing the pressure for the third round of negotiations with the federal government and municipalities, which begins on Monday. Together with the civil servants' federation dbb, the union for the public service demands 10.5 percent and at least 500 euros more wages. The employers had submitted an offer in the second round of negotiations at the end of February. It includes, among other things, a pay increase of a total of five percent in two steps and one-off payments totaling 2500 euros.
At the end of February, EVG also began negotiations with Deutsche Bahn and around 50 other railway companies. The EVG demands at least 650 euros more wages. In the case of higher salaries, it is aiming for an increase of twelve percent with a term of the collective agreement of twelve months.