Deutsche Bahn (DB) and trade union EVG finalised an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for 192,000 workers. DB significantly increased its offer,…
Category: Collective bargaining agreement
DB vs GDL: strike ends, negotiations to resume
The strike announced by the German Train Drivers (GDL) trade union between 23-29 January ended 24 hours earlier than planned. This means that for rail freight, trains started running again in the evening of Sunday, 28 January. GDL will now sit back at the negotiating table with Deutsche Bahn (DB) between 5 February and 3 […]
Germany braces for an extended round of rail strikes
The German train driver’s union GDL is launching a several-day strike this week. Freight services will be affected starting Tuesday, 9 January, at 18:00. The industrial action is expected to last until the evening of Friday, 12 January, with a substantial impact on cargo transport operations. The development follows a voting procedure in December where […]