Deutsche Bahn has reached agreement with train drivers ‘ Union GDL on a new collective bargaining agreement with higher salaries. The agreement is valid until the end of February, 2021 – in the meantime, strikes are excluded.
Deutsche Bahn and the train drivers ‘ Union GDL have agreed on a collective bargaining agreement. The approximately 36,000 employees to the on-Board staff received two tariff levels overall, 6.1 percent more money and a one-off payment of 1000 Euro.
Instead of the second tariff increase in July 2020, you can also choose additional holidays or a shorter working week. With the GDL in addition, agreements on annual working time and the break rules. In the negotiations, it was also dealing with digital equipment. “We refuse that our people should be available around the clock”, had the GDL-boss Claus Weselsky declared prior to the start of the talks.
No railway strikes till February, 2021
The GDL had declared in December the tariff negotiations initially failed, but at last announced that it had received from the Railways with an improved offer. With the competing electronic ballast, the railway had agreed in December to a conclusion. The runtime with the two unions is now 29 months until the end of February 2021. As long as the passengers of the train are protected from strikes.
Both sides happy
railway personnel Board member Martin Seiler spoke of a “good news for customers, employees and company”. Due to the long term, there is also corporate planning security. The GDL was also “extremely pleased” with the agreement. “Despite some turbulence, the negotiations with the employer have been largely constructive, and in a relevant, solution-oriented atmosphere,” said GDL-boss Claus Weselsky.
Of the approximately 160,000 employees of the railway include about 36,000 to the driving staff, whose interests are represented by two unions. The railway wants to achieve in separate negotiations, contradiction-free statements, but may differ in Details. In practice, then, the arrangements for the entire crew unit will be applied. Negotiating the toe GDL-members successes come so for the benefit of, and Vice versa.
