A union representing many German train drivers and the main national railway operator have resumed negotiations in a bitter dispute over working hours and pay. Both sides are optimistic that they will achieve a result next week.
FILE - Passengers wait for a train in the central train station in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, March 11, 2024. Germany’s state-owned main railway operator says that it and a union representing many train drivers have resumed talks in a bitter dispute over working hours and pay. It said Saturday, March 16, 2024 both sides are optimistic that they will achieve a result next week.
The GDL union has called drivers for Deutsche Bahn out on strike repeatedly in the dispute that has dragged on for months. AThe main sticking point in the dispute is GDL’s demand for working hours to be reduced from 38 to 35 hours per week without a pay cut. Some smaller private operators that operate regional services have agreed to the demand.
In a previous attempt to bring the two sides together, moderators suggested a reduction from 38 to 36 hours by 2028, but details of their proposal didn’t satisfy GDL. On Saturday, Deutsche Bahn said it has now resumed talks with the union, which it described as “intensive but constructive.” “An understanding was reached on many issues,” it added in a brief statement, without elaborating. “Both parties are confident of being able to communicate an agreement in the next week. GDL will refrain from further strikes until then.”
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