(ANSA-AFP) - BERLIN, FEB 2 - Public transport workers across
Germany walked off the job on Friday in the latest industrial
action to buffet Europe's top economy. The Verdi services trade
union called on more than 90,000 workers at over 130 local
companies operating buses, trams and underground services to
join the walkout in an escalating dispute over pay and working
conditions. The strike impacted 81 cities and 42 rural
districts. In most areas it was scheduled to stop public
transport for the whole day, with the exception of Berlin where
service resumed mid-morning, and Bavaria where Verdi did not
strike while pay negotiations continued. Long-distance and
regional trains operated by Deutsche Bahn, where drivers went on
strike last week, were unaffected. (ANSA-AFP).
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