Climate activists join public transport workers in strike across Germany

Buses, trams and underground trains stood idle across most of Germany on Friday at the culmination of a week of staggered public transport strikes triggered by disputes over working hours.

The walkouts, organized by the Verdi union, have hit 14 of the country's 16 states, including Berlin. Adding to the potential turmoil, the actions coincided on Friday with climate protests calling for greener transport in more than 100 cities, organized by Fridays for Future and other green campaign groups.

It was the second wave of near-nationwide public transport strikes in recent weeks called by Verdi, which represents about 90,000 employees from more than 130 municipal companies.

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