Rail and commercial strikes await German citizens in the early days of the new year

International Group Report Tasnim News Agency According to the German “Focus” magazine, German citizens should brace themselves for the resulting chaos in the beginning of the new year. prepare for strikes in different sectors.

According to Focus magazine, there will probably be several strikes in this country in the new year. In the railway industry, the German Locomotive Union (GDL) is set to strike on January 8. The head of the union, Klaus Weselski, had previously announced that the strikes could last up to five days. This will affect international and regional transport, S-Bahn and some private operators.

Following the escalation of disputes between the German railway company and the train drivers’ union of this country’s members at the end of last year. They overwhelmingly voted in favor of holding indefinite strikes at the beginning of the new year.

Controversies in the collective bargaining between Deutsche Bahn and the German train drivers’ union GDL continue to intensify.

Previously, extensive strikes were held in a limited form by the German train drivers’ union, which led to the disruption and cancellation of many trains.

In the last days of last year, a wave of strikes in parts of studied various German public services. These strikes were held in various sectors, including the health and treatment sectors, education, teachers, kindergartens and university staff and other sectors in protest of wages. And they reject the proposals of the unions. They haven’t made any offers yet. Unions announced that they will expand their warning strikes.

Retail workers are also preparing to strike in the new year. Negotiations of Verdi union and employers’ associations in this sector, which had been going on since last spring, did not reach a conclusion until the end of the year. Verdi wants to implement so-called anti-poverty incomes. The union is expected to call a strike in the sector in early January.

Collective negotiations in the construction and printing industries are also scheduled for February and March. About twelve million employees are affected in these sectors. The chemical industry will also start negotiations from June. Talks may be difficult for all these sectors due to tense economic conditions and lead to strikes.

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