No trains in Germany on Friday

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Shortly before the upcoming talks with Deutsche Bahn, the two parties in the collective labor agreement dispute are still far apart. The far-reaching restrictions have consequences for the long-distance and regional transport of Deutsche Bahn and other carriers.

Between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Friday morning, employees of all railway companies where negotiations are taking place must stop working, the union announced on Wednesday.

Long-distance traffic is likely to come to a standstill

“We are sending a clear signal that we do not want to hit the travelers, but the companies, by calling for a temporary warning strike in the early hours this time,” said Cosima Ingenschay, board member of the railway and transport union. EVG) with.

Nevertheless, Deutsche Bahn’s long-distance traffic in particular threatens to come to a standstill all day because the trains cannot be put on the route in the morning.

First fight at the end of March

The EVG will continue negotiations with the railway company Transdev on Wednesday. In the coming week, talks should also continue at Deutsche Bahn, which is being given particular attention.

In the negotiations with the industry, the employee representatives demand at least 650 euros more per month or twelve percent for the higher income groups and a term of twelve months. The union is currently negotiating in the second round with about 50 railway companies.

The EVG had already organized a first warning strike at the end of March together with the Verdi trade union. At that time, not only regional and long-distance rail transport, but also air and water transport came to a standstill.

Deutsche Bahn willing to compromise

Deutsche Bahn has recently made it clear that it also considers a compromise in the level of public service for the rail industry conceivable. In the next round of negotiations on April 25 in Fulda, a conclusion could be reached quickly, the company announced on Sunday. The EVG, in turn, immediately rejected such a tariff solution for its own sector.

In the public sector, a proposal for a tax and royalty-free inflation adjustment in several phases of a total of 3,000 euros is on the table. From March 2024 there will be a basic amount of 200 euros and then a wage increase of 5.5 percent.

(SDA)

Source: Blick