Million loss due to fears rail strike – Reuters Germany

       

– Christian Rüttger

       

Berlin (Reuters) – Just before the nearly three-day strike by train drivers industry associations have warned of millions in damages.

       

The German railway said Tuesday that she wanted to avoid bottlenecks in freight despite starting Tuesday afternoon planned walkout. On Wednesday and Thursday, when additional passenger trains are affected, the state-owned company announced a replacement schedule. Delays and failures but to be expected, as the experience of the previous six rounds strike taught. Passengers can have their tickets and reservations reimburse for free. Expected to benefit from the strike the Fernbusgesellschaften. “The turnover of the sector could rise because of the strike by several million euros,” said the spokesman for the Federal Association of German Omnibus Companies (bdo), Matthias Schröter.

       

The strike German train drivers union (GDL) is intended for freight from Tuesday afternoon (15.00 clock) to Friday (09.00 clock) and thus take 66 hours. The movement of persons from Wednesday (02.00 clock) to Thursday (21.00 clock) are on strike.

       

In the economy of industrial action was criticized. “With continuous strikes delicate production losses are to be expected in the industry,” said Dieter Schweer, Member of the Executive Board of the BDI. “Strike-related damage can range from single-digit million amounts grow rapidly Damage per day up to 100 million euros.” Were particularly hard hit industries that are dependent on the web, such as chemical transport of hazardous goods, the steel industry or the auto industry. A short-term shift to other modes of transport is very restricted, criticized the German Steel Federation.

       

A railway spokesperson said the company was in close contact with customers. “Especially supply relevant transport priority in order for there will be no loss of production.” This applies, for example for the automotive and chemical industries. A crisis team in European control center in Frankfurt coordinated accordingly the trains.

       

Of the approximately 20,000 train drivers are over 4,000 officers and therefore can not strike. More 5000 are organized according to the Railway and Transport union ECG with her and not in the GDL. These are also used.

        
       

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