"German drivers were warned to expect disruption to their journeys on Tuesday as highway maintenance workers and tunnel operators went on strike amid an ongoing wage dispute. In the populous western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) alone, workers at all 28 tunnel operation centers walked out, leading to the closure of at least 11 long tunnels around the region and nationwide."
"According to the Verdi trade union, strikes are planned at a total of 18 locations nationwide, including Nuremberg, Rostock, Stuttgart, Hanover, Montabaur, Hamm, Gelsenkirchen, Cologne, Kiel, Hamburg, and Berlin. In Hamburg, Germany's second largest city, the vital Elbe Tunnel under the River Elbe will be reduced to two lanes in each direction until Tuesday evening."
"The call to strike went out to approximately 14,000 employees of the Autobahn GmbH and several thousand employees of the state road construction authorities. Unions are dissatisfied with the progress of wage negotiations, with Verdi demanding a 7% monthly salary increase of at least 300 ($350) to support the lower wage brackets."
Highway maintenance workers and tunnel operators in Germany went on strike amid an ongoing wage dispute. Workers at all 28 tunnel operation centers in North Rhine-Westphalia walked out, causing closure of at least 11 long tunnels across the region and nationwide. Verdi said strikes are planned at 18 locations including Nuremberg, Rostock, Stuttgart, Hanover, Montabaur, Hamm, Gelsenkirchen, Cologne, Kiel, Hamburg and Berlin. The Elbe Tunnel in Hamburg will be reduced to two lanes in each direction until Tuesday evening. The strike call affects about 14,000 Autobahn GmbH employees and several thousand state road construction workers. Verdi demands a 7% monthly salary increase of at least €300 ($350) to support lower wage brackets.
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