Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer
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The Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer (GDL, engl.: German Train Drivers' Union) is a German trade union
present in train companies
. It has a membership of 34,000 , concentrated in the former East Germany.
prohibited the union from striking, claiming it would affect too strongly the national economy. The GDL had planned to strike to obtain a 31% pay rise for its members, but also because of a privatization
project concerning the Deutsche Bahn
. The Social-Democrat
Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee
was to present a law project before the council of ministers which envisioned to sell 25% of the Deutsche Bahn beginning of 2008. The strike would have been the first nationwide railway strike since 1992
The labour court Chemnitz allowed strikes in all sections of rail transport, and the GDL used it and striked for 3 days without interrupting, but the Deutsche Bahn didn't get to a unity with the GDL since now. And it is not impossible, that the GDL will strike even longer and till the Deutsche Bahn gives the 31% more wage and an own (Tarifvertrag).
The union engaged in a three-day strike
againstDeutsche Bahn
, the state-owned company which operates the German rail system. It was the largest strike in history (as of 2007) against Deutsche Bahn. The strike ended as the union had planned, at 2:00 a.m. CET on the morning of Saturday, November 17, 2007, but without a new contract.
Trade unions in Germany
Trade unions have a long history in Germany, reaching back to the German revolution in 1848, and still play an important role in German economy and society...
present in train companies
History of rail transport in Germany
German Railway history began with the opening of the steam-hauled Bavarian Ludwig Railway between Nuremberg and Fürth on 7 December 1835. This had been preceded by the opening of the horse-hauled Prince William Railway on 20 September 1831...
. It has a membership of 34,000 , concentrated in the former East Germany.
2007 strike
In August 2007, the labour court in NurembergNuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
prohibited the union from striking, claiming it would affect too strongly the national economy. The GDL had planned to strike to obtain a 31% pay rise for its members, but also because of a privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
project concerning the Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
. The Social-Democrat
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee
Wolfgang Tiefensee
Wolfgang Tiefensee is a German SPD politician. He was the Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development in the grand coalition cabinet led by Angela Merkel since November 22, 2005....
was to present a law project before the council of ministers which envisioned to sell 25% of the Deutsche Bahn beginning of 2008. The strike would have been the first nationwide railway strike since 1992
The labour court Chemnitz allowed strikes in all sections of rail transport, and the GDL used it and striked for 3 days without interrupting, but the Deutsche Bahn didn't get to a unity with the GDL since now. And it is not impossible, that the GDL will strike even longer and till the Deutsche Bahn gives the 31% more wage and an own (Tarifvertrag).
The union engaged in a three-day strike
2007 German national rail strike
The German national rail strike of 2007 was a strike in Germany by the locomotive engineers union, Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer , which began on November 14, 2007 and ended on November 17, 2007. The union struck Deutsche Bahn, the state-owned company which operates the German rail system...
againstDeutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn AG is the German national railway company, a private joint stock company . Headquartered in Berlin, it came into existence in 1994 as the successor to the former state railways of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany and the Deutsche Reichsbahn of East Germany...
, the state-owned company which operates the German rail system. It was the largest strike in history (as of 2007) against Deutsche Bahn. The strike ended as the union had planned, at 2:00 a.m. CET on the morning of Saturday, November 17, 2007, but without a new contract.