Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Labor dispute at the rail: failed conversation with GDL and ECG – Spiegel Online

Labor dispute at the rail: failed conversation with GDL and ECG – Spiegel Online

Berlin – The power struggle between Deutsche Bahn and the estranged rail unions continues. A top-level meeting between the Group, the train drivers’ union GDL and the railway union EVG went without a solution to end. This was announced by the TOE with after the meeting. They blamed for the failure of talks between the competing GDL. “We had the chance to prevent the cleavage of the workforce, which is by the resistance of the GDL,” said EDC Chairman Alexander Kirchner.

The EDC has already threatened before the talks with strikes. So far, only the GDL had resorted to this means to enforce their demands.

The GDL will negotiate for the entire mobile workers. The EVG other hand, sees the conductor as their clientele and claimed the negotiations for these employees for themselves. During the meeting on Tuesday evening, the parties intended to explore whether a resolution of the dispute in the form of two identical content of collective agreements with railway ballast and GDL can be causes.

The goals you want to achieve both unions for train drivers and train crews, differ only in nuances. The TOE asks six percent more pay, but at least 150 euro. The GDL five percent and a reduction in working hours by two to 37 hours per week and a noticeable improvement in working conditions.

The fact that the debate is still out so relentlessly, is the sole representative of the both unions raise their members. Especially GDL chief Claus Weselsky insists with regard to freedom of association in the Basic Law. Critics accuse him but before, the argument only advance to expand his power base – at the expense of other employees of the railway.

The railway is the argument against almost fainted. Because it has virtually no recourse to force joint negotiations with two unions – or even their signature under a common collective agreement. It is also clear that any escalation comes at their expense. If both unions always make higher demands on a competitive basis in order to increase their attractiveness in the eyes of railway employees, is the most expensive end of the train.

Only victims of the situation is, however, not the web. With the drastic treatment in advance of the planned IPO, the then head of Deutsche Bahn Hartmut Mehdorn had worsened working conditions. The massive staff cuts meant that train drivers, train conductors and signalman mass piled up overtime. This is what the employees the company not forget to date and show up in accordance with uncompromising

Overview. The labor dispute at the rail

What does the GDL?

 The GDL calls five percent more reward with shorter working hours . Overall, there is an increase of 15 percent. Weselsky will also continue to negotiate not only Rates for the approximately 19,000 drivers, but also for the conductor and Rangierführer under the GDL members. So far, these from the Railway and Transport union (ECG) were represented.

What does the web?

 The web offers a three-tier income increase of five percent , spread over 30 months. For this, a time payment of some 325 € . But competing collective agreements within a professional group wants to avoid in any case the Group. The train had offered to continue to negotiate in collective discussions parallel with GDL and ECG . Then should only a union agree to a compromise , this should also apply only to their members. The other union will want to train but then not strike are allowed.

How much are train strikes the economy?

 Strike at Deutsche Bahn cost the economy forecast of researchers quickly a hundreds of millions , depending on length and intensity. “With continuous strikes of more than three days production interruptions are expected in the industry,” writes the employer near Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln (IW). “The damage can then quickly rise to more than 100 million euros per day.”

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