Locomotive Drivers Union racing continues on its own course – Derwesten.de

Locomotive Drivers Union racing continues on its own course – Derwesten.de

 Berlin.

Berlin.
 After the second nationwide warning strike by train drivers rail traffic in North Rhine-Westphalia affected the whole Saturday on strong threat on the tracks now an indefinite strike. The German train drivers union (GDL) will launch a strike ballot. Headwind gets the GDL thereby calculated from the union camp. DGB leader Reiner Hoffmann warns of a loss of image

In wage negotiations two unions competing with each other. GDL, which is part of the Civil Service Association, negotiated date for the 20,000 drivers, the DGB trade union EVL for the remaining 140 000 employees. This separation has Reiner Hoffmann, called the Chairman of the German Trade Union Federation on the plan. In a letter he calls Beamtenbund boss Klaus Dauber Städt on to call the GDL to order: “The aggressive demarcation and conflict course of the GDL is (…) not compatible with a solidarity of interests of all workers,” citing the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” from the letter. The GDL deny themselves all offers of cooperation of the Railway and Transport union ECG and wanted to “expand its own sphere of influence without regard to public image losses of the German trade unions in their entirety.”

unfazed by the unusual criticism can GDL chief Claus Weselsky further flex its muscles. He announced a strike ballot among its employees and threatening the train in three weeks with an indefinite strike. As long as the union would need to prepare. The walkout would burst in the autumn holidays.

The fronts have continued to harden. In the web, the actions of the GDL lack of understanding. Repeatedly emphasized personal director Ulrich Weber, that employers are willing to negotiate and have the train drivers made an offer. 1.9 percent wage offers to the web.

No mention can Weber, the central question of the labor dispute. The GDL claimed beside the negotiating mandate for the approximately 20,000 train drivers also for the 17,000 other employees in the trains as the train conductor. For these professional groups has been the major ECG responsible. The company wants to prevent it must negotiate two parallel rate contracts. Therefore, the offer of the web refers only to the train driver. For the GDL is a provocation

The climate between the ECG and GDL is finally poisoned. A derailment Weselskys, who went on disability which has completely broken the remaining thin thread of conversation. When the TOE numerous inhuman mails are received in sequence. The union has placed a complaint for sedition. The blame for this, it has indirectly Weselsky to who has apologized for his remarks.

                 Wolfgang Mulke