Wage increases in the collective bargaining agreements reached a new peak in the first quarter of 2023. But based on the currently available figures - January, February, and a first estimate for March - inflation amounted to around 6.6 percent in the first quarter. At 5.0 percent, the collectively bargained-for wage increase was almost twice as high as in the …
Thousands of bus drivers, train drivers, and conductors in regional public transport will stop working on Thursday and Friday. Strikes also shut down regional public transport across the country in September and October last year. The unions planned another four-day strike series in the autumn but called it off when collective bargaining resumed with the Association of Public Transport Employers. …
