Strike in the public service: 24 hours chaos in the Recklinghausen district!

Strike in the public service: 24 hours chaos in the Recklinghausen district!

On March 12, 2025, the Verdi union called for a nationwide strike in the public service, which also has a noticeable impact in the district of Recklinghausen. The buses of the vestic are particularly affected, the entire line operations of which are strike for 24 hours. At the same time, the customer centers of the vestatic remain closed. However, the problems due to the strikes affect not only local transport, but also numerous other areas.

in the city administrations and in the city's daycare centers, the company is also severely restricted. Many daycare centers remain closed, while only in some cases emergency care is offered. Only an emergency operation remains in the citizens' offices of Marl and Dorsten. It should be noted that the lessons in schools take place according to this schedule, since they are not affected, but caretaker and cleaning staff were also called up for strike.

effects on the garbage disposal and upcoming demonstrations

The strikes also have serious consequences for garbage disposal. In almost all cities in the district, the emptying of the residual and organic waste bins fail. In Recklinghausen, the garbage disposal has been on strike since Monday. Municipalities emphasize that there is no guarantee for a subsequent emptying of the garbage cans.

To give the strike emphasis, a large demonstration in Gelsenkirchen is planned to start at 9 a.m. Up to 5,000 participants from Recklinghausen and the surrounding cities are expected. With this campaign, the organizers want to increase the pressure on ongoing collective bargaining. The next round of negotiations will take place on Friday, March 14th.

background and demands of the Verdi

These strikes are the expression of resentment about the existing situation in the public service, especially in local transport. In a previous tariff round on February 17th and 18th there was no offer on the part of the employer. Verdi therefore called up the local public transport employees to warning strikes in order to draw attention to their problems. Christine Behle, deputy Verdi chairman, emphasizes the difficult situation due to personnel bottlenecks that lead to increased work compression and stress.

The employees in local transport require a noticeable wage increase and better working conditions. Behle emphasizes that local public transport is essential services and that the financing of attractive working conditions should not be left to the municipalities alone. A total of 53,000 employees in 69 companies are affected by the warning strikes, which shows how far -reaching the challenges in this industry are.

While the strike continues to keep it, it remains to be seen whether and how the collective bargaining can provide the urgently needed improvements.

More about the situation in the district of Recklinghausen at Radio vest . Further details on the strike call calls and the consequences can also be found on Verdi