Germany: Bahn and train drivers agree 35-hour weekly deal
March 26, 2024
Germany’s national rail operator Deutsche Bahn published details of its pay and conditions agreement with train drivers’ union GDL on Tuesday morning, following a settlement in a months-long labor dispute that had been announced the night before. .
The confrontation lasted several months, six rounds of negotiations, and involved a series of strikes, some of them lasting several days, impacting national rail services.
“The dispute was difficult, but we have now managed to reach an intelligent agreement,” Bahn personnel chief Martin Seiler said on Tuesday..
He referred to the agreement as an “innovative solution, which allows for flexibility, participation and transformation”.
The two sides returned to the negotiating table 10 days ago after bitter strikes and court battles and as public criticism of the repeated disruptions grew louder.
Source: DW
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