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 freight, trains started running again in the evening of Sunday,...Read more
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 industrial action is expected to last until the evening of...Read more
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 is now calling its members to vote for an extended...Read more
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). Despite EVG calling it “a clear vote by the membership”,...Read more
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 agreement between EVG and DB on collective wage bargaining and...Read more
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 consultation period between the two parties. Despite this being a...Read more
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 attempt to find common ground with the mediation of chosen...Read more
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. The federal executive board of the transport association walked out...Read more
UPDATEThe clock is ticking in Germany, with EVG and DB failing again to reach a collective wage bargaining agreement. DB came up with a new offer that EVG rejected since it did not fulfil two...Read more
UPDATEIn another attempt to find common ground, the rail transport association EVG and Deutsche Bahn will be on the negotiations table today and tomorrow, 24 and 25 April. The objective is to settle the collective...Read more
STRIKE UpdateThe warning nationwide railway strike taken by union EVG on Monday, 27 March, will have a considerable impact on rail freight. Depending on the company, services are either fully or partially cancelled, while more delays...Read more
breakingThe nationwide rail strike in Finland that started on March 20th has come to an end after only two days. This is because, as trade union Railway Union Finland (RAU) specified, Finnish locomotive drivers accepted...Read more