Nationwide strikes expected to cause delays at Germany’s ports

Delays are expected at Germany’s ports due to nationwide strike action across the transport and infrastructure sectors as trade unions ver.di and EVG demand a 10.5% pay increase for approximately 2.5m public sector employees. 

As part of a ‘warning strike’ between March 22-24, labour action at the Port of Hamburg shut down vessel movements at the port for 48 hours and closed it off to vessels of over 90 m. 

Ver.di has now called an all-day strike on March 27 by workers at airports, in municipal public transport companies in seven federal states, in parts of the municipal ports, the motorway company and the water and shipping administration.