North Rhine-Westphalia public-sector warning strikes at university hospitals, universities and schools (Feb 4–5, 2026)
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ver.di calls statewide public-sector warning strikes across NRW. Six university hospitals (Aachen, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Essen, Köln and Münster) and many universities will strike; emergency services remain in place. Additional school strikes are planned in the Arnsberg, Düsseldorf, Detmold and Münster regions (with GEW involvement).
This alert was originally created on 1 February 2026.
Public Impact
Schools
Hospitals
Effective Dates
Updates
Apr 12, 2026
✅ Completed
All effective dates have passed (legacy backfill)
Organizers
- ver.di
- GEW
Affected Locations
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Aachen
- Bonn
- Düsseldorf
- Essen
- Köln
- Münster
Sources
- https://www.n-tv.de/regionales/nordrhein-westfalen/Neue-Warnstreiks-an-Unikliniken-und-Hochschulen-in-NRW-id30310869.html
- https://www.stern.de/gesellschaft/regional/nordrhein-westfalen/tarifkonflikt--neue-warnstreiks-an-unikliniken-und-hochschulen-in-nrw-37095682.html
- https://www.welt.de/regionales/nrw/article697f0c2639137bad122e93ab/neue-warnstreiks-an-unikliniken-und-hochschulen-in-nrw.html
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