The common Commission for wage negotiations of Transnet/GDBA, the two main railroad unions, published, on March 30, 2007, its wage requirements, that is a 7% increase for the next "tariff" negotiations. The current agreement will end on July 31, 2007. The railway engine drivers' union (GdL) is asking for a re-value of wages, as high as 40% for novice drivers. (Ref. 070297)
Whereas the Deutsche Bahn presented, last week, on of the most glorious balance sheets of its entire history, with a total sales of 30 billion euros in 2006 (+20% when compared to 2005) and 1.85 billion passengers (+3.9%), railroaders unions are setting very high the demands’ bar by asking a 7% increase for the 134,000 employees working for the company. “We are determined to gather a true surplus value for DB AG’s employees”, declared Alexander Kirchner, president of the Transnet/GDBA commissi
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