DB vs GDL: strike ends, negotiations to resume
The strike announced by the German Train Drivers (GDL) trade union between 23-29 January ended 24 hours earlier than planned. This means that for rail…
Germany braces for an extended round of rail strikes
The German train driver’s union GDL is launching a several-day strike this week. Freight services will be affected starting Tuesday, 9 January, at 18:00. The…
Can Germany afford another round of rail strikes?
The situation between union GDL and Deutsche Bahn is becoming more complex. The locomotive drivers’ union carried out a 20-hour-long rail strike last week. GDL…
EVG agrees to DB’s collective agreement, strikes averted
The vote has been cast. The ballots held by German trade union EVG resulted in the acceptance of Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) collective bargaining agreement (CBA).…
Is EVG on track for an internal conflict and indefinite strike?
German railway transport association EVG is currently carrying out a ballot to determine whether its members will strike in Autumn. The ballot follows an arbitration…
EVG-DB: arbitration proposal welcomed, mega-strikes unlikely
The arbitration period between sector association EVG and DB seems to have a happy ending. EVG is willing to accept the proposals made during the…
First arbitration, then ballot, but peace in the meantime for DB-EVG
The long bargaining and negotiation period between DB and EVG could possibly reach an end. The two sides decided to have an arbitration period and…
Possibly indefinite German rail strike to be decided in the ballots
After six months of unsuccessful negotiations between EVG and Deutsche Bahn, the possibility of a massive summer railway strike will be decided in the ballots.…
UPDATE
EVG and DB fail once again to reach a wage agreement
The clock is ticking in Germany, with EVG and DB failing again to reach a collective wage bargaining agreement. DB came up with a new…
UPDATE
DB and EVG enter new negotiations round after two warning strikes
In another attempt to find common ground, the rail transport association EVG and Deutsche Bahn will be on the negotiations table today and tomorrow, 24…
STRIKE Update
Germany: nationwide strike brings rail to a standstill
The warning nationwide railway strike taken by union EVG on Monday, 27 March, will have a considerable impact on rail freight. Depending on the company,…
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Rail strike in Finland is over after new collective agreement
The nationwide rail strike in Finland that started on March 20th has come to an end after only two days. This is because, as trade…