Mediation in labor dispute with German Railway: GDL ended rail strike – Tagesspiegel

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Update Even before the start of tourism at Pentecost have German Bahn and the train drivers’ union GDL on Thursday announced the end of the strike. Currently being worked hard to restore the regular schedule as soon as possible. The parties have agreed to arbitration.

The strike by train drivers are stopped. This was announced by the German Rail and the train drivers’ union GDL on Thursday. Now would be working flat out, return to the normal schedule, it said. The necessary measures are already under way at 7:00 clock loud path for customers, according to the GDL strike but ended officially only in the evening at 19.00 clock.

Bahn and GDL agreed in the night on on the foundations of a regional collective agreement and a process for the overall settlement, said the GDL with. Previously had the German Railways agrees that the collective agreements of other unions for the adoption of an arbitration award or the conclusion of a collective agreement are irrelevant. For GDL members who are employed in companies of Deutsche Bahn, the union could therefore negotiate and conclude collective agreements. The foray into the deadlocked labor dispute is the result of two-day talks, which had begun on Tuesday, moderated the former presiding judge at the Federal Labour Court, Klaus Bepler. The arbitration is next Wednesday (27 ‘may) start and is scheduled for three weeks. For this time peace obligation applies. When the trains of the company on schedule again, the German Railway will announce by noon.

In the process, two external mediators bring the solution: The former Brandenburg Prime Minister Matthias Platzeck (SPD) for the German Railway and the Prime Minister of Thuringia, Bodo Ramelow (Left) for the train drivers’ union GDL. Bahn personnel chief Ulrich Weber said: “We are very relieved to our customers and employees can breathe easy. Penal strike is the need of the hour. “Now it is a matter to bring peace in the farms. GDL boss Claus Weselsky said: “After nearly a year labor dispute was the pressure by beating the ninth labor dispute the Gordian knot.” Settled will, according to a Communication from the GDL on “content key points” – which includes five percent wage increase, the 38 -hour week, a cap on overtime, staff increases and improvements in shift work.

The GDL had the current strike started on Tuesday in freight traffic, since Wednesday was also struck in the passenger traffic. The walkouts were announced without end time, the journey strong Whitsun weekend so threatened massive disabilities.

( Reuters, AP)