The EVG commerce union board will resolve on Thursday which of those two choices will develop into actuality. Because the finish of February, the union has been negotiating with about fifty railway firms about increased salaries for about 230,000 workers. The primary focus was on Deutsche Bahn, the place 180,000 of those folks work. The brand new collective labor settlement would apply to all railway firms. EVG calls for a wage improve of 12 p.c for this.
The tough negotiations beforehand led to a number of strikes wherein prepare transport in Germany was largely halted. Worldwide trains from the Netherlands have been additionally affected, as have been native connections throughout the border. As well as, freight transport from the port of Rotterdam to the Ruhr space was hindered by the strikes.
The strikes have been suspended in early June after Deutsche Bahn accepted an invite to proceed talks. “We hope that EVG will present willingness to make concessions, which can lastly result in a brand new settlement,” a spokeswoman for the rail firm mentioned on the time. Deutsche Bahn beforehand accused the union of not desirous to compromise, however solely wanting concessions from the employers.
