Train drivers and train conductors strike 6-9 Clock – tagesschau.de

Train drivers and train conductors strike 6-9 Clock – tagesschau.de

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Date: 09/06/2014 09:01 clock

The wage dispute with Deutsche Bahn train drivers and train conductors have three hours stopped work on Saturday morning. Affects regional and long distance trains, S-Bahn in Berlin and Hamburg as well as the freight. The warning strike should last from 06.00 bis 09.00 clock clock.

GDL chief Claus Weselsky accused the Deutsche Bahn before the Hessischer Rundfunk, not to move in the labor dispute and the rival railway and Transport union (ECG) to protect. In the coming week the GDL will therefore discuss further steps. “Next is the ballot through a regular labor dispute”, Weselsky said.

dispute over wages and responsibilities

The wage dispute at the Deutsche Bahn is not only for higher wages, but also a power struggle between GDL and ECG. They argue about who is allowed for which employee groups negotiate. A previously existing agreement between the two unions, after which the GDL train drivers for leading the negotiations and the ECG for the rest of the train crew, ran out a few weeks ago.

The GDL requires five percent more wages, the shortening of the working week from 39 to 37 hours and better shift schedules. The requirement imposed by the union not only for the 20,000 drivers, but also for around 17,000 staff on board Rangierführer. This will but the greater competition union ECG further represented. In return, the EDC announced, now want to negotiate for the entire railway employees including drivers. This involves around 160,000 employees.

web calls strike “pointless”

The web will however ensure that both unions work together , and then go into salary negotiations. “No one understands the meaning of these strikes, apart from the fact that a union wants to conquer the pitch of the other” criticized train personnel director Ulrich Weber. He called on the union to call off the action and negotiate again. The train announced to use on trains and at stations several hundred employees to join, especially when service personnel, the operations centers and transportation lines and the passenger information.

The last warning strike to the GDL had called on Monday, led, according to the path to strong disturbances. In long-distance transport are nationwide around 150 trains have been affected by cancellations and delays, the freight there had been about 50 trains impairments.

on this subject reported the tagesschau on 06 September 2014 at 10:00 clock.