European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 30, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3 Jacobs Johnson Herbert Tew Burgess i. Ope. Transportation trash woes mounting a i. I Quot win a 111 by Vince Crawley staff writer Linda Jacobs and her eight children were thrown in disarray by Germany a Public transportation strikes. A a it a a mess a said Jacobs who is married to an elementary school teacher in Karlsruhe. A with All the school sports we re making three or four trips into town every  the family has one car and her drive to Karlsruhe takes half an hour on a Normal Day. On tuesday she a got them All in the car and left Home 15 minutes Early but the trip ended up taking 90 minutes. A and the bicycles a she said. A there Are so Many More on the Road you have to really be  Germany a first Public workers strike in 18 years left Many americans reporting late for work while others wondered if the garbage collectors would come to their housing areas. A if they go on strike thursday fridays a German Holiday and we re going to have a monster disaster on this Post come saturday morning a said Charles Cun Pingnam the assistant meat Market manager at the Frankfurt commissary. His workers fill 13 dumpsters daily Cunningham said and much of the garbage contains blood from the meat cutting which attracts bees and rats. A we re going to have All kinds of rodents in Here if they done to empty the dumpsters every  Judy Adams usually commutes by train to her Job at the Frankfurt Post Exchange where she Sells China and glassware. But she had to leave two hours Early on wednesday so her daughter could drive her into the City. Get although saying the strikes affect her a grossly Adams said she Wasny tas bad off As some others. A i feel sorry for the old people who do their daily shopping a she said. A a it a particularly hard on old  those with cars often found themselves caught in traffic jams. Airman 1st class Joseph Herbert said that his drive to Rhein main a which normally takes 15 minutes took about 40 minutes wednesday morning. But he was warned about the strikes the night before on television he said so he a just Lett a Little bit earlier than  not everyone noticed the heavier Grattic. A it has t affected me yet. I Haven to noticed it anyway a said Lisa Powers who drove in from a Frankfurt suburb to make her weekly trip to the Post Exchange. Capt. Thomas Phillips from Mainz reported a no garbage piling up no traffic jams. I have noticed nothing so  Darlene Johnson Mother of three did no to find herself stranded from shopping because her quarters Are just across the Street from the Frankfurt Post Exchange. Still she said Quot the dumpsters Are  sgt. 1st class Robert p. Lopez said that Many of his troops in Frankfurt came to work late because they drove their children to school wednesday morning. But he shrugged off the strikes calling them part of the garbage overflows wednesday from two receptacles located in the Frankfurt shopping Center parking area. A amps Jim Dorheim a ongoing excitement of living in  the extra City traffic in Frankfurt meant spec. Michael Burgess had to pay his baby Sitter overtime on tuesday. Burgess who works for the v corps inspector general said it usually takes him a Little less than an hour to get from his office to pick up his two girls at a baby Sitters. It took an extra hour on tuesday. And he said a i done to know what they re going to do about this trash piling up in the housing  so far he a keeping it out , Burgess said. He was told to put it in a plastic bag and Stow it in a storage room at his military quarters. Tammy Guthrie a military wife and Burger King cashier also lost Money because of the transportation walkout. Normally she takes the subway to work but on wednesday her husband drove her to work. A but that does no to always work out because he a in the  so Guthrie said shed hive to pay almost $10 for a taxi ride Home wednesday. Also she said she a noticed that trash is starting to pile up Ai the normally spick and Span German train stations. A a lot of people Are just staying in the Barracks because of the strike said pvt. Michael Tew of the 17th signal in. A married people Are staying in the Barracks too because they can to get  the strike Hasni to struck with much Force in Giessen Germany where the 86th base support in is located but that could change in the next couple of Days. Garbage collection was unhindered monday for the military Community because it is collected by a private company said col. James w. Becker 86th base support in commander. But the private company delivers the garbage to a site controlled by striking City workers so it is Uncertain what will happen at the next pickup Date. Currently dumpsters lie conspicuously empty at the George. Marshall Village housing area. As of wednesday Becker said he has not heard reports of problems in the military Community caused by the strike. The transportation office reported that soldiers household goods Are moving As scheduled. Schoolchildren May have been disappointed to learn that school buses will continue to Roll because they Are contracted through a private company. City buses in downtown Giessen were running wednesday despite being operated by Union workers said Manfred mul lord mayor of Giessen. Mutz said that transportation garbage collection and other Basic services Are functioning. But As he spoke from his of ice Mutz said workers were demonstrating outside.  Wontor Chuck Roberts contributor to tins report Union says strike costing $21.6 million a Day by de Reavis staff writer the Public employees strike in Germany is costing the workers Union 35 million Marks about $21.6 million a Day for the 355,000 who have participated in the strike according to a Union spokeswoman. And As the strike of the Oto Public service and transport Union went into its third Day wednesday it was unclear How Long the Union could afford to hold out for new negotiations. Quot that depends upon How much Money the Union has a but no one is divulging that information a said Sabine Ehrhardt Oto spokeswoman. A the strike costs the Union 1 million Marks a Day in strike Money for every 10,000 members on  German Media have estimated the Union probably has a Reserve of 600 million Marks or $370 million. The Oto has 2.1 million members but the strike Only involves the wage demands of 500,000 members. Union membership dues Are 1 percent of monthly salaries before tax deductions. During a strike the Union pays striking members triple their monthly dues. That Means a Union member who nays 30 Marks about $18.50 a month dues receives 90 Marks a Day from the Union during a strike. In addition strikers receive 5 Marks a Day for each child they have. A on wednesday the Union together with the Railroad workers Union and postal workers Union extended their strikes to All of Western Germany to the areas of commuter transportation trash collection and Hospital services a except doctors and nurses said Werner Rohre spokesman for the of v in Frankfurt. Frankfurt a International Airport has not Felt the effects of the strike a spokeswoman for the Airport said. A it he ground Crews and Airport personnel who Are All in the Oto a Haven to been called out on strike yet. Neither have employees of the a Bahn system which rings people Here from the City. So far so Good a the Airport spokeswoman said. In Darmstadt bus and trolley traffic was Normal on wednesday. That so because Thev Are not municipal ploy yes a said a dare. A they have a different contract to  pm