The Verdi trade union has initiated a warning strike affecting ports including Hamburg, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Brake, and Emden on Monday, with workers at HHLA and Eurogate terminals in Hamburg halting operations.
Negotiations for a new collective labour agreement stalled over wage demands, prompting Verdi’s call for strikes.
Details on participation levels remain unclear, but German media report significant disruptions in port activities.
Meanwhile, in France, labour unions representing dockers and other port workers have engaged in several one-day strikes, as well as numerous four-hour work stoppages this month, in protest over pension reform that increased the statutory retirement age.
More 24-hour strikes have been scheduled for 21 and 25 June, and four-hour walkouts on three days of each week this month, at Le Havre, Marseille-Fos, Dunkirk, Rouen, Bordeaux and Nantes Saint-Nazaire.
PSA BDP will continue to actively monitor the situation and keep our customers apprised of any new developments. In the meantime, please reach out to your local PSA BDP representative for any questions or concerns you may have.
