Topic: DB AG

German train drivers launch another strike, worsening massive backlog

A second round of warning strikes by train driver union GDL starts today, Thursday, 7 December. The strike will commence at 18:00 for freight services and 22:00 for passenger trains. It will end on Friday,...Read more

07-12-2023|1 comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Can Germany afford another round of rail strikes?

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

23-11-2023|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Is EVG on track for an internal conflict and indefinite strike?

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

16-08-2023|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Deutsche Bahn feeds solar power directly into traction energy grid

Deutsche Bahn (DB) has inaugurated a new solar energy facility in the northern federal state of Schleswig-Holstein along with partner Enerparc. Solar energy from the site is fed directly into the grid for traction energy,...Read more

26-04-2023|Comment|author: Nick Augusteijn

Collective wage bargaining between DB and unions takes an early wrong turn

Collective wage bargaining between German railway unions and employers has started. The first round of negotiations was not very constructive, though, with Deutsche Bahn and transport association EVG unable to find common ground regarding a...Read more

01-03-2023|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios