GDL strike rail – That’s what the GDL strike causes – Frankfurter Rundschau

09 May 2015

Claus Weselsky, Chairman of the train drivers’ union GDL. Photo: AP

annoyed travelers, lost sales from the web and consequences for the German economy: The eighth strike of GDL in continuous conflict with the train has Germany a week in breath held.

The train drivers’ union GDL wants to end a balance of insurrection.

their longest strike at Deutsche Bahn on Sunday morning (9.00 clock) after one week. Then it will take according to the company but for a while, until the nationwide train rolls back to normal. On Sunday, therefore, a replacement schedule remains especially over long distances in force.

The union has already threatened with further strikes if the train did not address their demands. Leading politicians from the CDU and SPD and trade associations have criticized the actions of the GDL sharp. Union leader Claus Weselsky contrast, emphasized in the “Saarbrücker Zeitung”, the work stoppage was an “absolute success” have been.

Has met the renewed escalation of the labor dispute with the train drivers not only travelers, but also business.

The balance of the insurrection:

Six Day walkout – the balance of the eighth GDL strikes on the railways

” 38 “ Economic impact:

The German Railways estimates its burden at 10 million euros per day of the strike. The six waves of strikes last year attended by track information for revenue loss of 170 million euros. How big the consequences for the German economy as a whole, can only be estimated. Business associations fear a loss of up to half a billion euros.

The problem: For several days walkouts the supply chain come to a halt, the President of the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), Eric Schweitzer says. The chemical, car and steel had but vorgebaut: loss of production was initially unknown. Economic expert Stefan Kipar estimates by BayernLB that the growth rate of Germany’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to be lower by about 0.1 percentage points in the second quarter as no strike.

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(dpa)