Another DB offer on the table for German railway workers
Deutsche Bahn has made a new proposal to labour union EVG. The offer includes, among other things, an inflation compensation. It is now up to the labour union to respond to the proposal. If the...Read more
Fret SNCF: massive job and traffic losses, protesters storm EU offices
The die is cast. The French freight subsidiary of SNCF – Fret SNCF – will be restructured in order to avoid sanctions from the EU Commission. The restructuring means that it will have to give...Read more
German strike called off, at least for Deutsche Bahn
The anticipated railway strike of Deutsche Bahn’s workers in Germany has been called off. What was supposed to be the longest strike in German history is a relatively normal start of the week on Monday morning....Read more
German rail workers strike again, and hard this time
Another round of railway strikes are to be held in Germany. Members of labour union EVG are called upon to stop working from Sunday, 14 May 10 pm up to Tuesday, 16 May midnight. “Especially...Read more
Rail strike in Finland is over after new collective agreement
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
Finnish train drivers on strike, at least until the end of March
A nationwide rail strike in Finland started Monday 20 March and will take place until further notice. “Freight trains will also be cancelled, with a few exceptions”, the Finnish national railway company VR pointed out.Read more
UK strike update: more to come or solution in sight?
Could one union be about to strike, while another is about to strike a deal? That is the question that faces negotiating teams on both sides of the long running and increasingly bitter round of...Read more
UK railway strikes over Christmas a fact, how is freight impacted?
The four-day strike by RMT union members is going to be no festive fun. The RMT union, which has been involved in the biggest and bitterest dispute the industry has seen in decades, is set...Read more
UK union rejects offer, rail strikes around Christmas likely
UK STRIKE UPDATEEmployers in the UK rail industry have tabled a draft framework agreement after several weeks of intensive talks. However, the Rail and Maritime Transport union (RMT) has rejected the offer, bringing the likelihood of industrial...Read more
Train drivers in Poland want better wages and working conditions
Train drivers of the Polish operator PKP Cargo are in dispute with the management board of their company. They are requesting better wages and working conditions. The trade union representing the drivers, Train Engineers Trade...Read more
Little sign of consensus ahead of British strike meeting
The new UK rail minister, Huw Merriman, and rail employer representatives, have scheduled a meeting with RMT general secretary Mick Lynch this Friday (2 December). However, after a preliminary meeting last week, between the Lynch...Read more
Australia: Pacific National put over 800 employees on lockout
Pacific National (PN), one of the largest rail freight companies in Australia, has been keeping over 800 employees in the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney, on lockout since 23 November. The lockout may cause major...Read more
Railway traffic back on track in Austria after 24-hour strike
Railway traffic in Austria is back on track as of Tuesday. All traffic, including freight trains, stopped on Monday due to a strike by railway workers. Although a deal is not yet in sight, the...Read more
Austria railway strike is a fact, no train traffic today
As negotiations over the weekend failed, the all-out railway strike in Austria is taking place today as announced. On Monday, 28 November, all rail traffic in Austria is at a standstill between 00:00 and 24:00....Read more
US railroad strike could happen in early December
One of the largest US rail workers’ unions, the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS), is ready to go on strike as early as 5 December. Three more unions set 9 December as their deadline for...Read more
Strike alert: Austria may stop all trains on network this Monday
An all-out railway strike may be held in Austria on Monday, 28 November. Trade union has announced a warning strike for that day from 00:00 to 24:00. In the event of a strike, all train...Read more
Infrabel may close lines if government doesn’t commit money
Infrabel, Belgium’s infrastructure manager, might decide to close some of its rail lines if the Belgian government does not accept the company’s demands for the future of rail freight. The government has launched a plan...Read more
Felixstowe sinks into strike action as union torpedos pay deal
The Port of Felixstowe, Britain’s busiest intermodal terminal, is about to dive into a second wave of industrial action. The tide turned after the trades union Unite unilaterally rejected an imposed pay deal. Although the...Read more
UK container traffic back online as Felixstowe returns to work
The impact of the industrial dispute at the Port of Felixstowe should not be underestimated, and rail freight is in the eye of the storm. As the first strike at the port in three decades...Read more