On 14 March 2025, at the call of Ver.di, around 100 striking employees from Moers traffic surveillance, Enni Stadt & Service, and Niag, gathered in Moers (Nordrhein-Westfalen). This rally was part of a broader strike to demand an eight percent wage increase and highlight issues like staff shortages and increased workloads amid the ongoing public service wage negotiations.

Supply-chain Risk Briefing

1) Summary On March 14, 2025, approximately 100 traffic monitoring, urban services, and local transportation workers led by the Ver.di union held a peaceful strike rally in Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, demanding an 8% wage increase. This is part of a broader strike raising issues of labor shortages and work overload during public service sector wage negotiations, currently assessed as low risk.

2) Supply-chain impact

• Potential logistics flow delays due to disruptions in traffic monitoring and urban services operations in the Moers area
• Temporary impact on regional delivery networks within North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's western industrial region
• Concerns over operational service disruptions at major logistics hubs including ports and airports if public service strikes expand
• Risk of large-scale transportation and logistics infrastructure operational shutdowns if nationwide public sector wage negotiations in Germany break down

3) Watch points

• Progress in wage negotiations between Ver.di union and public sector employers and whether additional strikes will spread
• Tracking potential participation of major German port (Hamburg, Bremen) and airport operators in labor disputes