01 May 2015
Claus Weselsky, the head of the German train drivers union (GDL) Photo: AP
By train and train drivers’ union GDL unable to agree in collective bargaining dispute. After the rejection of a new railway offer the GDL again threatens with strikes. “This time it is really long,” it says in a statement. Federal Transport Minister Dobrindt (CSU) warns duration strikes
The German train drivers union (GDL) has rejected the new wage offer by Deutsche Bahn and threatened with new strikes. This time the strike will last “really long”, the GDL declared on Thursday. The path of the GDL had submitted a new tariff offer on Wednesday, which rejected the union immediately. The train criticized the attitude of the GDL in the labor dispute, the German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) warned of permanent strike.
The GDL declared at the top-level talks on Wednesday it had “not the slightest approach” given , The pay increase offered was “far too little”. In order to reduce the working time, the limitation of overtime and other disputed topics in the web did not do any offers
. Dobrindt warns GDL
A railway spokesperson rejected this representation back on Friday and said it had indeed given deals for relief,” for example by additional settings of 300 train drivers or through individual working hours and shift planning “. They pointed out that had been negotiated higher wages “no minute”.
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The new tariff offer on Wednesday saw among other things a wage increase of a total of 4.7 percent in two steps. In addition to the wage increase is included, according to the Deutsche Bahn also a one-time payment of 1,000 euros. Then, however, the advance payment of 750 euros should be taken into account in February.
The railway spokeswoman explained that a wage increase of 4.7 percent in two stages was elsewhere a result of negotiations. Thus was “the public denial of GDL incomprehensible”. She added with a view to the further progress of the labor dispute added: “If the GDL not negotiate again, the German Railways to talks for a settlement of.”
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Dobrindt warned the GDL against sacrificing the credibility and understanding of society. “A permanent strike would the acceptance by the public for wage disputes at issue overburden” he told the newspaper “Bild” (Saturday edition). Dobrindt urged the union to continue the talks, “Who is serious about an outcome of negotiations, his willingness must also show at the negotiating table.”
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Only Last week, the GDL had strike the passenger and freight transport in the railways where for ten-month-long labor dispute. The German Railways negotiated in parallel with the competing Railway and Transport union (ECG), because both unions were unable to agree on rules for a common approach. (AFP)
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