The strike by Verdi and the EVG paralyzed almost all public transport in Germany on Monday (March 27). Not only buses and trains are affected, airports are also largely at a standstill. Many employees today remain in the home office, others try in a complicated way to go to their workplace. Numerous television stations are changing their program today to inform viewers about the current status of the strike. These special programs are still on TV today.
The first broadcasts “hard but fair” in the strike edition today at 9:00 p.m. Louis Klamroth (33) receives, among others, Gitta Connemann (58) from the CDU, journalist Anja Kohl (52) and entrepreneur Marie-Christine Ostermann (45). In the one-on-one interview, Lieferando driver Fabian Schmitz, who is a speaker at the Food, Enjoyment and Restaurants Union, has his say.
The debate is about whether a warning strike of this magnitude is necessary or excessive. The question arises as to whether workers in the striking sectors will receive sufficient wages during the period of inflation.
Meanwhile, RTL is showing an “RTL Aktuell Spezial” at 8:15 p.m. The quiz show “Who wants to be a millionaire?” begins accordingly at 8:30 p.m. All subsequent programs will also be postponed. Maik Meuser (47) talks to politicians, employer representatives and trade unionists in the special broadcast. The question is: Was the largest joint warning strike in around 30 years avoidable? A mood picture of the population should also be shown.
After the daily news, Sat.1 also shows a special. “Strike Special. Germany Stands Still” runs from 8:10 p.m. Here, too, subsequent formats such as “99 – One: r beats them all!” backwards. Reporters from all over Germany report in the special about the current situation at their locations. Sat.1 editor-in-chief Juliane Eßling announced the key question of the journals in advance in a press release: “How tense is the financial situation of the strikers really and how great is the acceptance and understanding of the citizens for the concerted action of the trade unions?”
At 4:00 p.m., the afternoon show “Volles Haus” on Sat.1 is also about the strike. Britt Hagedorn (51) and Chris Wackert (33) provide TV viewers with live updates about the course of the strike.
It is also to be expected that other broadcasters will make the news about the strike. A “focus” on the first or special programming on ZDF has not yet been announced at this point in time.
