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Munich – It’s a beautiful sunny October morning. This may help cushion the bus drivers’ strike on Friday. Roads are free, traffic is flowing and there seems to be a little more cyclists than usual.
Apparently many Munich residents have switched back to bicycles. Or, instead of the bus, use the unaffected means of transport such as the S-Bahn and U-Bahn, or the tram. As a result, it becomes tighter than usual.
A young mother waits in Au with her little one on her lap for the line 18 tram. The strike doesn’t cause her any problems this time, she says. That was different ten days ago during the great underground strike.
50 percent of buses are running despite a strike.
About 50 percent of the roughly 550 buses on the MVG network, operated primarily by private companies, also operate Friday during the strike. However, it is mainly the students who have to change trains on their way to school in the morning. This is what MVG press spokesman Matthias Korte reports.
Verdi and the civil servants association DBB are concerned about a national collective agreement and 4.8 percent more wages. Bus driver Filloreta Plana (40): “It’s hard work. It demands a lot and I don’t feel valued enough in my job as a bus driver. Better conditions and more money would be important.”
During the strike ten days ago, the streets were congested and many were late for work. That seems a lot more relaxed on Friday. One of the exceptions: Line 52. Jon Christoph Berndt (51) waits in vain for his bus at Mariahilfplatz. “I have to cancel the doctor’s appointment,” explains the brand consultant. But the victim of the strike remains calm. Like most of those who depend on the bus on Fridays.
The strike ends at 12 noon. And bus traffic quickly returns to normal on almost all lines.
