Klaus-Dieter Hommel, Chairman of the Railways and Transport Union (EVG), has put into effect the special termination of the 2020 collective agreement.
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After the rail strike ended, the boss of the larger trade union EVG spoke up. If GDL and Deutsche Bahn reach a favorable agreement, EVG in turn hopes to consider terminating the collective agreement specifically.
DThe Railway and Transport Union (EVG) hopes to reach a collective bargaining agreement that may be higher Train Drivers Union GDL and Deutsche Bahn will not stand idly by. “After the GDL collective bargaining is over, EVG will review its further action plan based on the special termination right,” EVG Chairman Klaus-Dieter Hommel told the Funke Media Group newspaper.
“The fact is that the current collective bargaining round for all employees of Deutsche Bahn will be concluded by EVG.” German train A collective agreement was reached as early as 2020.
The third round of the GDL strike ended on Tuesday. Haven’t seen a settlement yet. GDL requires a 3.2% salary increase and a corona premium of 600 euros during the 28-month term. The railway recently offered a 36-month period and agreed to a corona premium. The “Unified Collective Bargaining Law” is also controversial. It stipulates that, in companies with multiple unions, only collective agreements with employee representatives with a large number of members apply. Most of the approximately 300 railway companies, from the group’s point of view, this is the railway and transportation alliance EVG that competes with GDL.
Hommel asked GDL to state the number of its members. “It’s time for GDL to disclose the number of its members. Only in this way can it prove that it has the right to obtain future employee representation.” According to EVG’s data, it has 180,000 members, and Deutsche Bahn’s organization is 50% to 50%. Between 70%.
