Lower Saxony public transport workers announce two-day warning strike for April 20–21
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Ver.di has called employees at ten municipal operators in Lower Saxony, including ÜSTRA (Hannover), BSVG (Braunschweig), GÖVB (Göttingen), SWO Mobil (Osnabrück) and others, to stop work on April 20 and 21 amid stalled negotiations with the municipal employers’ association (KAV). Buses and trams are expected to largely halt across affected cities; S‑Bahn services are not part of the action.
This alert was originally created on 15 April 2026.
Public Impact
Bus
Tram
Effective Dates
Organizer
Affected Locations
- Hannover
- Braunschweig
- Göttingen
- Osnabrück
- Wolfsburg
- Delmenhorst
- Goslar
- Hildesheim
- Lüchow-Schmarsauer (region)
Sources
- https://www.kreiszeitung.de/lokales/niedersachsen/warnstreiks-nun-auch-in-niedersachsen-in-diesen-staedten-fallen-montag-und-dienstag-busse-und-bahnen-aus-94261344.html
- https://www.uestra.de/aktuelles/neuigkeiten/aktuelle-meldungen/news-detail/warnstreiks
- https://www.hannover.de/Leichte-Sprache/Nachrichten-und-Veranstaltungen/Nachrichten/Streik-bei-Bussen-und-Stadt%E2%88%99bahnen
- https://www.haz.de/lokales/hannover/uestra-streik-in-hannover-keine-busse-und-stadtbahnen-am-20-und-21-april-2026-HN6JZS5VLVGENN7YVM7T2YJTS4.html
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