Deutsche Bahn (DB) presents the GDL with an offer in the tariff dispute - including a corona premium.
Now it's up to the train drivers.
Munich / Berlin - This wage dispute polarizes Germany far beyond the industry: The train drivers' union (GDL) is demanding more wages for its members from Deutsche Bahn (DB) *.
At many train stations there are significantly fewer trains as a means of pressure, especially in long-distance traffic.
And that for weeks now.
In the middle of summer.
In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic *.
GDL collective bargaining strike: Deutsche Bahn (DB) presents train drivers with a new offer
Now there is apparently at least some movement in the tough and tough collective bargaining.
For example, on Wednesday (September 1), Deutsche Bahn presented the train drivers with a new offer.
It includes a Corona * premium of up to 600 euros and a term of the collective agreement of 36 months, according to rail circles.
So far, the railway had offered a term of 40 months and had not quantified the amount of the premium.
The offer had been submitted to GDL in writing, it said.
Shortly before, the third strike of the current collective bargaining round had started in freight transport.
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Even before the previous round of strikes last week, the state-owned railway had promised a corona bonus and thus hoped to be able to avert the labor dispute at the time.
GDL boss Claus Weselsky rejected the initiative shortly afterwards and criticized, among other things, that the railway had not given a specific number.
The now offered € 600 bonus corresponds to the demands of the union.
With the term of a collective agreement, however, the GDL wants to achieve 29 months.
She also wants the first tariff level of 1.7 percent to be paid in the current year.
Weselsky's response to the Deutsche Bahn's offer was initially pending.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) presents GDL offer: train drivers' wage strike in the middle of the holiday season
The third strike round in freight traffic has been running since this Wednesday afternoon, and on Thursday morning, from 2 a.m., it is to be expanded to include passenger traffic. Among other things, while in the densely populated federal states of Bavaria * (around 13.1 million inhabitants) and Baden-Württemberg * (around 11.1 million inhabitants) the summer holidays continue until September 14, with many returning travelers and holidaymakers. This time the strike will last more than five days.
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