German local public transport workers plan to strike next week in every part of the country except the southern state of Bavaria, the trade union verdi announced on Thursday. Public transport workers have staged several strikes in recent weeks amid tense collective bargaining talks with nearly all public transit agencies in the country. Staff in Bavaria are also part of the negotiations but remain under contract and cannot take part in the strikes. The upcoming strikes are planned for different days next week in different locations, although verdi said that March 1 will be the main strike day….