Germany: the conditions for a sectoral agreement on minimum wage in regional rail transport are taking shape

After the second bargaining round for collective agreements at the Deutsche Bahn and in the rail industry, it is still impossible to say foretell the amount of wage increases for the 165,000 people employed by the company.  The “bargaining community” gathering Transnet and GDBA is asking for a 6% wage increase while the GDL wants 5% for train drivers.  In spite of all this, the fact that the DB still hasn’t made a counteroffer didn’t bother anyone (see our dispatch No. 100563).
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regional minimum wage to avoid wage dumping. However, private competitors seem to be divided: some businesses said that they were interested in such a solution but the Employers’ Association of German Railway Companies (AGVDE), which doesn’t comprise the DB, is threatening of bringing the case to court if such an agreement is signed. (Ref. 100598)

After the second bargaining round for collective agreements at the Deutsche Bahn and in the rail industry, it is still impossible to say foretell the

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