The 24-hour walkout – one of the biggest in decades – also affected cargo transport by rail and ship, as workers at the country’s ports and waterways joined the strike.

Many commuters opted to drive to work, causing some delays on the roads, while those who could worked from home.

Unions are seeking a pay increase of at least 10.5% and have dismissed offers from employers of about 5% over two years plus one-off payments.

High inflation also seen elsewhere last year has hit many workers hard, said Ulrich Silberbach of the Civil Service Federation.

“We have recorded drops in real wages and these need to be balanced out,” he told reporters in Berlin, adding that some of his union’s members in larger cities are having to apply for state benefits to afford rent.

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The Royal College of Nursing asked its 300,000 members to strike over pay in a ballot that ended last week. Although official results have not yet been announced, sources have told several U.K. publications nurses have largely agreed to the action.

If a strike goes ahead, it will be the first-ever walkout of its kind.

The move would put extra pressure on already intensely overstretched services, exacerbating twin crises in emergency and non-urgent care. As hospitals struggle to get on top of lengthy waiting lists, a strike would likely lead to further cancellations of appointments.

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