The Deutsche Bahn and the EVG trade Union agreed in collective conflict. There is a conclusion, confirmed by both sides. Further Strikes were averted. First of all, the Bavarian radio had reported from the agreement. With the agreement, the wages will rise in two stages to 3.5 per cent to 1. July 2019, and then by 2.6 per cent to 1. July 2020, as the company and Union said on Saturday morning. In addition, will be paid from October 2018 to June 2019, a one-time payment of one thousand euros.
The collective agreements apply retroactively from 1. October to 28. February 2021 and will have a term of 29 months. 1. January 2021, the employees will again have the opportunity to choose instead of the second stage, more leisure time or holiday.
“Our warning strike has sent a clear signal,” said ECG negotiator Regina Rusch-Ziemba. “We wanted more money and a shorter term than that of the DB AG offered 34 months.” This can be thanks to the “great participation” of the ECG members in the labour struggle. From the point of view of the railway, the decision has far-reaching significance: “We have made a further step in a significantly more modern and more attractive tariff landscape,” said DB Board member for human resources, Martin Seiler. The conclusion was a “clear Signal” to the staff. “It comes to quality and reliability. For this we need motivated employees“, – said Seiler.
The runway had recently presented on Wednesday a new offer, which since then has been negotiated. With the agreement of further strikes in the ECG are avoided as on Monday, in which millions of commuters and long-distance travellers were affected. However, the agreement of the track with the smaller train drivers ‘ Union GDL is yet to come. The EDC had required the GDL originally, a 7.5 percent increase in wages.
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Also wanted to enforce the employee representative for the employees, improvements in leave and working hours, as well as the company pension scheme. The railway is aiming for both the unions and comparable financial statements. Both unions together to negotiate for around 160,000 Employees.
The GDL had on Friday declared the negotiations a failure. Trade Union chief Claus Weselsky is not on the grounds that the railway wanted a negotiated contract. Although it would be that it will give to the Christmas and new year holidays are no strikes, Weselsky.
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The GDL will inform the colleagues about it, “the fact that this employer is not at all reliable”. It could be, therefore, that the gentlemen, the schöben hundreds of hours of Overtime, “to make use of their right to go in leisure”. This could have an impact, a strike comparable. (dpa, Reuters)
