Wage dispute at the railway – GDL threatened with “really long” strike – Süddeutsche.de

• The train drivers’ union GDL rejects the new tariff offer train strictly. Reason is mainly the existing inferior position of Lokrangierführer.
• In a notification, the union threatened to “really long” strike.
• The German Railways had previously a wage increase of 4.7 percent and a one-time payment of 1,000 euros offered.

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travelers and commuters threaten again impaired railway traffic. The train drivers’ union GDL had on Thursday returned a new tariff offer from the company represented a further industrial action in view. “Well – this time it is really long,” it said in a study published on the website GDL opinion. The union has been on strike in the labor dispute seven times the freight or passenger. The conflict is so difficult because the GDL with the larger Railway and Transport union (ECG) is fighting for influence in the group. Both want to negotiate in part for the same professions. The train will achieve comparable results in separate negotiations.

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The railway had offered on Wednesday, wages should from 1 July in two steps by a total of 4 , 7 percent rise. These get a one-off payment of a total of 1000 euros to 30 June. Bahn personnel chief Ulrich Weber had said the GDL should reject the resumption of negotiations, the train hit a conciliation procedure on all points before.

The reaction of the train drivers’ union GDL

In the Internet published Communication evaluated the GDL the offer as inadequate. The union accuses the train, to play for time. 24 months only a pay increase of around three per cent would take effect. The union described the proposals of corporate governance as “impudence”. She criticized that there is, among other things still no offers for reducing the working hours, on the limitation of overtime and also to pollution reduction for the train crew. In addition, the company wants to hold the “two-class train drivers’ pay and Lokrangierführer worse. The union is demanding for employees five percent more money and one hour less work per week.

The reaction of the railway union ECG

The EVG concluded on Wednesday in turn strikes expressly not made. Occasion also in the amount of 4.7 percent was an offer of train for service and security forces, more money in two stages with a term of 29 months. The TOE calls 6 percent, but not less than 150 euros a month in wages and salaries. She criticized the Bahn offer different terms for different occupational groups. In the next round of negotiations on 12 May the train must make improvements.