ver.di warning strike at Autobahn GmbH and state road authorities; tunnel closures expected in NRW
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ver.di calls a nationwide 'Branchenstreiktag Straße' on 2026-01-20. Staff at Autobahn GmbH and state road agencies will walk out at 18 sites; in NRW all 28 tunnel control centers will be struck in the afternoon, prompting tunnel closures. Action is tied to stalled talks at Autobahn GmbH and in the Länder public sector; unions demand +7% pay or at least €300/month.
This alert was originally created on 19 January 2026.
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Affected Locations
- Nationwide
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Niedersachsen
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Bremen
- Berlin
- Hamburg
- Köln
- Hannover
- Kiel
- Stuttgart
- Nürnberg
- Rostock
- Montabaur
- Hamm
- Gelsenkirchen
Sources
- https://www.presseportal.de/pm/32403/6198579
- https://www.zeit.de/news/2026-01/18/warnstreiks-bei-strassenaufsicht-tunnel-werden-gesperrt
- https://www.welt.de/regionales/nrw/article696caf869f3f2063cee697ee/warnstreiks-bei-strassenaufsicht-tunnel-werden-gesperrt.html
- https://www.welt.de/regionales/niedersachsen/article696ccf669f3f2063cee699bf/verdi-ruft-zu-warnstreiks-der-strassenaufsicht-auf.html
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