Dhe head of the union of German locomotive drivers (GDL), Claus Weselsky, has confirmed his rejection of the tariff proposal of the Deutsche Bahn from the previous day. The offer of the railway was “not a specific offer,” he said in the ZDF morning magazine. In order to avert the strike in passenger traffic, which has been running since the early hours of the morning, the railway announced on Sunday negotiations about a corona premium demanded by the union.
“You have to at least name a number,” demanded Weselsky. “I send my people on the trains to find out afterwards that the offer for a corona bonus is one? The GDL is demanding 3.2 percent more money, including a corona premium of 600 euros. Weselsky again emphasized that an improved offer from Deutsche Bahn was a prerequisite for further negotiations. The second wave of strikes in the wage dispute has been going on since Saturday – it began in freight transport. On the industrial action was extended to the passenger traffic. Trains run until Wednesday morning only with major restrictions.
Bahn criticizes ruthlessness
Bahn spokesman Achim Stauß criticized the GDL’s cancellation of the new offer on Monday morning. “This shows that the GDL is about a political fight and not about a solution at the negotiating table.” The GDL leaders cause damage, “regardless of the passengers, regardless of the majority of our employees and regardless of the DB company . That is irresponsible. ”Until the end of the strike wave, Deutsche Bahn wants to guarantee a basic offer of around a quarter of long-distance trains.
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