2024-01-07 18:16:02
The German locomotive drivers’ union (GDL) does not want to begin its announced strikes in passenger transport on Monday, but rather on Wednesday night. The strike should then last until Friday evening. “The GDL members at Deutsche Bahn AG, Transdev and City Bahn Chemnitz are being asked to stop their work from January 10th at 2 a.m. to January 12th at 6 p.m.,” the GDL announced on Sunday evening.
The work stoppage at DB Cargo, however, begins on January 9th at 6 p.m. It was said that the railway company did not use the Christmas truce to counteract industrial action with a negotiable offer. The railway presented a new offer on Friday and declared that it wanted to prevent strikes.
In the ongoing collective bargaining dispute, the GDL had already gotten the green light from its members for indefinite strikes before Christmas. GDL boss Claus Weselsky had announced that travelers would have to expect longer labor disputes from January 8th. However, the German Civil Service Association recently declared that there would probably not be a strike on Monday and Tuesday in view of an important meeting of the association, of which the GDL is also a member.
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