Martin Huber in “Early Start”
CSU warns of strikes “like in France”
03/24/2023, 12:18 p.m
CSU General Secretary Huber considers the strike announced for Monday to be disproportionate. He accuses the traffic light coalition of wanting “a different society”.
In view of the strike on Monday, CSU General Secretary Martin Huber warned against “following a path like France”. In ntv’s “early start” Huber showed understanding for the strikers who were concerned about the price increases, but also asked whether this major strike was appropriate.
“It’s always important to see whether such a major strike is really proportionate, which is associated with so many restrictions in everyday life for many people,” said Huber.
The long-distance, regional and S-Bahn transport of Deutsche Bahn, most airports, the motorway company and the water and shipping administration are affected by the strikes by the EVG railway union and the Verdi services union. “I think we have to make sure that we don’t take the same path as France. And that’s why I can only urge the collective bargaining partners to move forward on a path to a solution.”
“A pathetic image that the traffic light gives off”
With a view to the coalition committee taking place on Sunday, Huber said he did not expect any major agreements. “Experience shows that when it comes to traffic lights, only one thing is constant, that is the argument and the Zoff. A difference of opinion is constantly being fought out on the open stage, one argument after the other.” The traffic lights only agreed on one point, and that was the restructuring of society. “Changing genders once a year, now this meshing, this merging of surnames, releasing drugs, introducing drug-checking stations. The traffic light wants a different country, it wants a different society.”
Huber was most upset with Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck. His ban on oil and gas heating is unworldly and the “compulsory renovation” impracticable because there are not enough craftsmen or materials available. According to the CSU politician, Habeck’s plans are “a cold expropriation” and “a slap in the face for all home builders” as well as a threat to prosperity.