BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s major railway operator and a union representing a lot of its practice drivers have reached a deal in an extended dispute over working hours and pay that was marked by a string of strikes, the union stated Monday.
Neither the GDL union nor state-owned railway operator Deutsche Bahn gave particulars of their settlement. Each scheduled separate statements on Tuesday.
GDL referred to as drivers for Deutsche Bahn out on strike repeatedly within the dispute, which has dragged on for months.
It was probably the most persistently disruptive of a number of pay disputes within the transport sector which have coincided lately. Others have concerned native transport staff, floor workers and cabin crew for Lufthansa, and airport safety workers.
The principle sticking level was GDL’s demand for working hours to be decreased from 38 to 35 hours per week and not using a pay minimize. Some smaller personal operators that function regional companies agreed to the demand.
It wasn’t instantly clear how GDL and Deutsche Bahn resolved that situation.
