Deutsche Bahn is threatened with massive job cuts: GDL agreement puts companies in distress. Hiring in the operational area - such as train drivers, train attendants or service managers - is not affected.
In long-distance transport alone, 250 million euros would have to be saved in order to achieve the annual targets. In order to save costs, DB Cargo wants, among other things, to outsource parts of freight transport, especially in so-called combined transport, to subsidiary companies.