Strike began passenger train drivers … – Onet.pl

 
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  started a passenger train drivers strike in Germany
 
 
 

It has to be the longest and protest Staff in the history of German railway Deutsche Bahn (DB). The company predicts that on Tuesday on the tracks will leave only one-third of long-distance trains and 15 to 60 percent. regional trains.

This is the eighth consecutive strike during the ongoing nine months of dispute between the management and the German railways GDL train drivers union for a new collective agreement.

Prior to the start of Monday’s freight train drivers strike Chancellor Angela Merkel urged as soon as possible to find a solution to this dispute. Stressing that the protest will feel the effects of many passengers, called for the settlement of the conflict through arbitration.

According to GDL Another round of negotiations did not produce results. The unions rejected the offer employer wage increase from July 1 in two steps by a total of 4.7 percent. and a one-time payment of 1,000 euros by the end of June. Association calls for, among others, pay increases of about 5 percent. and reduce weekly working time by one hour.

The reason of the conflict is a rivalry between GDL and a much larger union EVG in the railway industry. GDL wants to represent to the DB not only drivers, but also other professional groups employed on the railway, among other conductors, which does not agree the management of Deutsche Bahn.

German companies are worried that started on Monday the strike on the railways will expose them to losses of half a billion euros. Chairman of the association of employers ‘organizations Ingo Kramer called Monday GDL to “pull the emergency brake’, accusing the trade union irresponsibility ago.

This does not preclude, inter alia, supply problems and consequently breaks in the automotive industry. With the troubles counts metallurgy and chemical industry

(RZ)