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Climate activists join German public transport strike
STORY: The walkouts, organized by the Verdi union, have hit 14 of the country's 16 states, including Berlin. They were due to end in the capital at 2 p.m. (1300 GMT) but stretch into Saturday elsewhere.
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.
Verdi has said its current talks over public transport workers' contracts have stalled as it pushes for reduced working hours and more leave.
Berlin's public transport operator BVG has called the strike action "unnecessary and completely exaggerated."
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