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Status: 14.10.2020 8:11 pm
For 24 hours, the buses and subways of the elevated railway will stop on Thursday in Hamburg. The VHH buses also remain in the depot out of solidarity.
Passengers on public transport in Hamburg must be prepared for massive restrictions. Due to the risk of corona infection, the HVV only wants to send subways and buses if enough drivers are available and the trains are not overcrowded. However, Hochbahn hopes there will be no travel. The S-Bahn will not be affected by the warning strike. The bus lines of the Hamburg-Holstein (VHH) transport company are also on strike, as the VHH announced on Wednesday. The warning strike will begin Thursday from the start of operations at 3 am and is expected to last until 3 pm The VHH operates one in three bus lines on the HVV.
VIDEO: Warning strike in Hamburg: metro and bus stops (1 min)
Alternatives: S-Bahn and regional trains
Hamburg’s metro stations and bus stops should be empty on Thursdays, as is often the case only at night. It is expected that several hundred thousand people will change to their own car or bicycle or use other means of transport. The S-Bahn, regional trains, AKN and Hadag ferries are not affected by the strike. According to information from the Hamburg Transport Association, 2.6 million customers use HVV means of transport on normal business days. Due to the fall holidays and the situation in Corona, it should currently be significantly less.
Hochbahn and VHH criticisms
The elevated railroad cares for its hundreds of thousands of passengers and fears the strike could have massive effects. Ironically, in the worsening pandemic of the crown, the union wants to largely paralyze local transport in Hamburg. “From our point of view, passengers should not be held hostage for national campaigns,” said Claudia Güsken, a member of the Hochbahn board. The VHH also described the ver.di union’s short-term strike call as incomprehensible. A second negotiation date for the company’s collective agreement has already been agreed.
Hochbahn: No connection to the collective bargaining dispute in the public service
Even at Hamburger Hochbahn, it’s about the company’s collective agreement. The ver.di union wants attention to be paid to national collective bargaining in the public service. And something else annoys the Hochbahn: Ver.di justifies the warning strike with a delayed negotiation date. But that was agreed together. On October 29, negotiations are to continue in a second round.
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