Deutsche Bahn has struck a deal with the Railway and Transport Union (EVG) which would see no strikes until at least 2023, reported German media including Zeit Online. For customers, this means that “rail strikes are ruled out at least until February 2023”, said Martin Seiler, Deutsche Bahn’s personnel director. However, in the EVG collective agreement, the next increase in wages will come one month later. For other companies, it still has to be determined which union is strongest – the EVG for the GDL train drivers union. However, because the GDL was able to reach a new collective agreement after three strikes this summer, they renegotiated.

Source: The Local October 07, 2021 13:18 UTC