Warning strike in public transport: DSW21 buses and city railways paralyzed on Friday!

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On February 21, 2025, a full-day warning strike will take place in public transport in Dortmund, DSW21 buses and town railways are affected.
On February 21, 2025, a full-day warning strike will take place in public transport in Dortmund, DSW21 buses and town railways are affected. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

The ver.di union called for Friday, February 21, 2025, for a full -day warning strike in local public transport in Dortmund. This strike affects all bus and light rail lines from DSW21 and is scheduled to start at 3:30 a.m. and continue until 1.30 a.m. the following day. On this day there will be no journeys for the night express lines that normally depart from the "Reinoldikirche". The bus lines in the adjacent cities of Castrop-Rauxel and Schwerte are also included in the effects of the strike, such as wirindortmund.de reported.

By mobilizing ver.di, all buses and trains of the DSW21 and the partner companies are not in use on Friday. This also includes important connections such as the ExpressBus line X13, which usually runs between Dortmund, Waltrop and Datteln. The individual transports of the vestic, on the other hand, continue to take place, and the H-Bahn and the special airport lines remain unaffected by the strike measures.

effects on local transport

passengers who are on the road that day are asked to find out in advance about the electronic timetable information on www.bus-und-bahn.de or in the DSW21 app. In addition, the customer centers "Petrikirche", "Hörde Bahnhof" and "Castrop depot" will remain closed all day during the strike. Another important point is that S-Bahn traffic in Dortmund is not affected by the measures because it is operated by Deutsche Bahn.

The strike is a reaction to the ongoing collective bargaining in public transport. Like Ruhrnachrichten.de reports Ver.di a salary volume of 8% or At least 350 euros more per month. In addition, higher surcharges and an increase in training allowances are required for 200 euros, as well as three additional days off. These demands are part of a greater protest for better working conditions in local public transport.

context and next steps

A total of around 35,000 employees from more than 30 companies are affected by this warning strike in North Rhine-Westphalia. Already on February 13th there was an industrial action that also included other areas such as the city administration, garbage disposal and daycare centers. The next round of the collective bargaining is planned for March 14 and 15, 2025 in Potsdam, which could result in a further increase in mobilizations.

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