Train Travelers Have to Prepare for New Strikes: This Time the Rent of the Train Drivers Plays a Role

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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The GDL paralyzed the country in 2024 because it wanted to enforce the 35-hour week at Deutsche Bahn. But now it turns out that the train drivers prefer more money, not more leisure time.

merkur.de

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Those who commute daily by train should prepare for possible turbulence in the coming weeks. The union of German train drivers goes into the new tariff round.

berliner-sonntagsblatt.de

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Starting January 1, 2026, GDL train drivers are supposed to work less for the same pay, but the vast majority prefer more pay instead. Until June 30, 8,000 employees were able to decide whether they wanted to opt into the automatic wage adjustment negotiated by the GDL or whether they wanted to work more. Almost 70 percent of employees participated in the vote, and more than 90 percent of all full-time shift workers with GDL membership opted for…

novaratoday.it

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There is still a week to the end of July and the arrival of August, but a new train strike has already been planned for the month of September. Between Thursday 4 and Friday 5 September is in fact scheduled an agitation of 21 hours that could involve the staff of the companies that...