The rail strikes in Germany also put the president in trouble

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Focus” publication, German locomotive drivers’ union started their sixth consecutive strike to protest wages and working conditions.

With the start of the GDL train drivers’ strike, the emergency timetable Deutsche Bahn (German Railways) has resumed long-distance, regional and S-Bahn traffic as scheduled.

A Deutsche Bahn spokesman said Tuesday morning “We have managed to deliver around 20 per cent of the usual timetable on the long-haul despite the GDL short-term strike announcement.” In regional transportation, offers vary by region. Passengers should once again expect major restrictions on passenger transportation during the day, the statement said. Addressing the citizens, he said: “You are asked to get more information about your trip through railway information channels.” (GDL) is scheduled to end Wednesday morning at 2 AM. The German railway company failed on Monday evening in its attempt to legally stop the strike at the Frankfurt Labor Court. The company then announced that it would file a complaint with the Hsien State Labor Court. The appeal will not be heard until Tuesday around noon – after the strike has started. If the Hessian State Labor Court makes a different decision than the Frankfurt Labor Court, the GDL must end its strike. However, this does not mean an immediate end to restrictions on passengers.

The union is fighting for more pay and shorter working hours on the railways. The main point of contention remains that shift workers will only have to work 35 hours instead of the current 38 hours for the same pay. The railway company accepted a compromise proposal in its opinion of moderation and predicted the reduction of working hours in two stages until 2028 to 36 hours. GDL opposed this offer and announced the failure of negotiations.

GDL strike started on Monday evening in cargo transportation and Tuesday night in passenger transportation as well. It has spread.

The employers’ associations believe that the GDL train drivers’ union is abusing its right to strike by planning a new strike at the Deutsche Bahn. Stefan Kampiter, director general of the Federal Association of German Employers’ Associations, criticized on Monday that renewed strike action by GDL on the railways is disproportionate and legally questionable. The union must immediately return to the negotiating table and agree to moderate arbitration.

Due to the impending rail strike on Tuesday, German newspaper Die Welt wrote Frank Walter German Federal President Steinmeier also had to use a helicopter for his trip to East Westphalia. The federal president’s office said on Monday that, due to the tight schedule planned for his three-day visit to the town of Spelkamp in the Minden-Lübbecke region, reliance on the railways is too dangerous due to the strike announced by the locomotive drivers’ union.

It was stated in this statement: Since the highways are expected to be crowded, the car is not a suitable alternative. Instead, Steinmeier will be flown by helicopter to Bockburg in Lower Saxony, 40 kilometers away, and will go to his destination from there. said that the helicopter “is not the preferred means of transport for scheduled appointments and is used only in very rare cases. Steinmeier originally wanted to travel by train to Espelkamp train station.

From Tuesday to Thursday, the German president will speak to citizens in planned and spontaneous meetings in the area. Among other things, he will walk through the weekly market, open an exhibition and talks with the students. The special focus of this visit is on the issue of immigration.

In the continuation of the wave of strikes in Germany, the Lufthansa company crews also strike again. have put on the agenda.

The Lufthansa flight crew strike forced tens of thousands of passengers to change their travel plans on Tuesday and Wednesday (March 12 and 13). The airline predicted on Monday that a total of 1,000 flights would be canceled in Frankfurt and Munich over two days: 600 in Frankfurt and 400 in Munich. According to a Lufthansa spokesman, about 120,000 passengers will be affected by these strikes, of which 70,000 are in Frankfurt and 50,000 in Munich.

UFO Cabin Union About 19,000 flight crews at Lufthansa and Lufthansa City Line have been called on to strike by the end of the week.

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