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Train drivers’ strike continues

Rail passengers must be prepared for a new strike. It is set to begin at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12, and will last for 24 hours. This was announced by Claus Weselsky, head of the train drivers’ union GDL. After that, there could be further unannounced strikes. Deutsche Bahn and the union have been arguing for months about a new collective agreement. A key issue is the GDL’s demand to reduce the working week for shift workers from 38 to 35 hours without reducing pay. tun24031102 www.tuenews.de Verwaiste Gleisanlagen während eines Bahnstreiks. Foto: tuenews INTERNATIONAL / Martin Klaus. 002330

Women’s Day on March 8 against inequality

International Women’s Day on March 8 is a day of action that draws attention to women’s rights and gender equality worldwide. On the one hand, the day celebrates the achievements of the women’s rights movement and, on the other, draws attention to continuing discrimination and inequalities. On Friday, March 8, 2024, there will be an event at Tübingen Town Hall from 7 pm to 10 pm. Its motto: “Mind the Gap—Closing the Gaps in Gender Equality”. Admission is free. Slam poet Marina Sigl will be performing. There will also be short speeches from two representatives of the Integration Council as… Read More

Payment card for refugees? Current status of the plans

No more cash for refugees, but a “credit balance” on a payment card: from the beginning of 2025, refugees throughout Germany are to receive their social benefits via a payment card—and no longer as cash or by bank transfer as before. The federal and state governments agreed on this in November 2023. Each federal state can decide for itself which functions the new card will and will not have. The CDU/CSU and FDP parliamentary groups were particularly in favour of excluding so-called “remittances” to family and friends in the countries of origin. So far, there are only concrete plans for… Read More

Train drivers and Verdi strike again

Rail passengers must be prepared for new strikes. They are to begin at 2 a.m. on Thursday, March 7 and last for 35 hours. This was announced by Claus Weselsky, head of the train drivers’ union GDL. There could be further unannounced strikes after that. Deutsche Bahn and the union have been arguing for months about a new collective agreement. A key issue is the GDL’s demand to reduce the working week for shift workers from 38 to 35 hours without reducing pay. The trade union Verdi has also called for warning strikes at airports on Thursday and Friday. Lufthansa… Read More

Education and participation team less available

The Education and Participation department at the Tübingen District Office is only available to a limited extent. This is expected to be the case until the beginning of May. The team can only be contacted in person or by telephone on Tuesdays from 8 am to 12 noon and Thursdays from 8 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 4 pm. However, questions can be asked or supporting documents sent at any time via the email address bildungspaket@kreis-tuebingen.de. Paper applications are accepted from Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 12 noon and on Thursdays between 2 p.m. and… Read More

Demonstrating is a human right

By Ute Kaiser In Germany, hundreds of thousands are demonstrating for democracy and against right-wing extremism. They are also protesting against the “remigration” ideas of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. This fighting term stands for “the deportation of all people with supposedly the wrong skin color or origin, even if they are German citizens”. This was said by a member of the jury that declared the term “remigration” to be the bad word of the year 2023 (see the news item tun24011603). What is the right to demonstrate in Germany? Article 8, paragraph 1 of the Basic Law stipulates… Read More

Germans need a visa for many countries, but no longer for China

German citizens need a visa to enter some countries. This applies, for example, to India, Brazil, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Namibia, Nepal and Vietnam. For China, however, Germans no longer need a visa for stays of up to 15 days since December 1, 2023. As the entry requirements vary depending on the destination and may be subject to current changes, it is recommended that you check the website of the Federal Foreign Office well in advance of your trip and then apply for a visa: Travel and security advice for your destination country—Federal Foreign Office (auswaertiges-amt.de) You should also check… Read More

Waste: What to do with old CDs or the electric cooker?

Where can glass, old clothes, batteries, CDs, electrical appliances and even hazardous waste be disposed of? On the website of the waste management company in the district of Tübingen you will find the addresses of the collection centres for the different types of waste. There are special collection points throughout the city of Tübingen for old clothes and shoes, glass, CDs, but also for problematic waste such as small electronic appliances, mercury thermometers, batteries and adhesives and more. Refrigerators and freezers, cookers, washing machines, televisions, computers, but also wooden furniture, scrap metal and bulky waste are collected twice a year—but… Read More

Duty of winter road clearance

In Germany, private citizens are generally required to clear snow in winter and grit when it is slippery. Most cities and municipalities regulate where and to what extent in their own bylaws. If you live in Tübingen, you are responsible for all public traffic areas that run alongside your house. Anyone who lives in a house, regardless of whether they are a tenant or a house owner, must clear snow and spread ice. The obligation to clear and spread snow applies primarily to pavements, footpaths and stairways. However, it also applies to other public traffic areas, such as the waiting… Read More

Partner district in Israel for Tübingen

The district of Tübingen is looking for a partner district in Israel. District Administrator Joachim Walter announced this at an event on 6 February 2024 at the Tübingen District Office. He is in contact with the Israeli Consul General in Munich and the district council has signalled its approval. Walter first made the project public during his welcoming address for a film evening entitled “Being a refugee”, to which the director Nurit Karmel had travelled from Haifa in Israel. Prior to this, he had spanned the spectrum from “Never again”, as the liberated from concentration camps in 1945 wrote on… Read More

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