A screen displays a message reading "Strike until Sunday, 3 am" at Alexanderplatz station, as trade union Verdi calls for a nationwide warning strike for higher wages and better working conditions, in Berlin, Germany, on 27 February 2026;
Credit: Reuters/Christian Mang
BERLIN (Reuters) - Buses, trams and trains across Germany ground to a halt early Friday as local transport workers heeded a call by the Verdi public sector union to stage a strike on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 February 2026.
The union is aiming to gain leverage in negotiations that cover working conditions, specifically working hours and shift work, allowances for night and weekend work, as well as salaries. Exact demands vary from state to state.
Talks on a collective wage agreement affect about 150 bus, tram and local train companies with around 100,000 employees in states across Germany, including the cities of Berlin and Hamburg.
