Tag: Railway and Transport Union
15 percent more money – Verdi opens the year of collective bargaining at Deutsche Post
Postal workers with the Verdi flag The company calls the union’s demands “unrealistic”. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt/Berlin 2023 will be a conflict-laden tariff year for people in Germany. The trade unions…
Deutsche Bahn: Code word “Infra-Go” – Dispute over leadership of the major project
Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing The FDP politician – here presenting a hydrogen train – has made Deutsche Bahn a top priority and wants more action on the subject of…
Union puts rail customers on a hard bargaining round
ICE of the Deutsche Bahn The EVG union wants to negotiate hard on a new collective agreement at the beginning of next year. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The newly elected head…
Three reasons why Deutsche Bahn is so unpunctual
Dusseldorf The ICE 952 to Cologne is delayed by 40 minutes, the ICE 714 to Hamburg-Altona by 50 minutes and the ICE 951 to Berlin is even canceled completely. Almost…
Railway unions: “The nine-euro ticket makes you sick”
Full platform in Norddeich The nine-euro ticket pushes the rail system to its limits on some routes. More and more trains are broken. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The two trade unions…
What to expect from June 1st
Nine-euro ticket in Saxony The new ticket makes it much easier for people to use local public transport. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Those who will be using local transport next Wednesday…
Boss Lutz prepares for hard times
The boss of the highly subsidized state-owned company spoke of “growing pains”. The demand is growing, at the same time the network has to be renewed and expanded. His solution…
Deutsche Bahn Cargo warns of Easter chaos on the rails
freight train The most important freight transport route in the republic will be closed from Friday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Even the cargo subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG couldn’t sugarcoat the…
Loss, permanent construction site, network problems – this is how the state-owned company is going into the future
Frankfurt, Berlin Richard Lutz’s dismay at the events in the Ukraine is evident. “The railways stand for a peaceful, free and democratic Europe,” said the head of Deutsche Bahn on…
CVC and Carlyle team up for DB Schenker
Schenker trucks Without the logistics subsidiary’s profits, Deutsche Bahn would lack an important source of income to finance operations. (Photo: Deutsche Bahn AG) Frankfurt, Berlin It could be one of…
This is how staff deal with aggressive passengers
Frankfurt It is attacks like these that alarm employee representatives: At the beginning of the year, a passenger hit a train attendant on a regional train from Frankfurt to Fulda…
Instead of efficiency, there is a loss of control
Berlin The new traffic light coalition will find it difficult to achieve its ambitious climate goals in the transport sector. Leading transport economists are convinced of this. The reason for…
The sale of DB subsidiary Schenker is getting closer
DB Schenker trucks The sale of the logistics subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn is likely to come back on the agenda. (Photo: DB Systel GmbH) Frankfurt, Berlin At Deutsche Bahn, there…
Corona vaccinations: Prime ministers are calling for a corona vaccination
Berlin After the decision by the federal and state governments to make vaccinations compulsory in medical professions, there are increasing demands to extend the measure to the general public. “I…
Corona vaccinations: Prime ministers are calling for a corona vaccination
Berlin After the decision by the federal and state governments to make vaccinations compulsory in medical professions, there are increasing demands to extend the measure to the general public. “I…
Corona vaccinations: Prime ministers are calling for a corona vaccination
Berlin After the decision by the federal and state governments to make vaccinations compulsory in medical professions, there are increasing demands to extend the measure to the general public. “I…
How traffic lights, federal and state governments want to realign the corona policy
Berlin An unglamorous Zoom conference was enough for the traffic light groups to present their master plan to the public against the fourth wave. 3G at work and in buses…
A family office could therefore help with the reform
Berlin For Peter Füglistaler from Bern, there is no question that the negotiators from the SPD, Greens and FDP in Berlin should definitely turn their gaze to Switzerland before finally…
FDP, Greens and SPD: traffic light soundings with many break points
In this constellation, the greatest overlaps are conceivable, especially in social politics, said Greens co-party leader Robert Habeck in the Reichstag building. “Conceivable, however, expressly means that the biscuit is…
Evergrande stock trading in Hong Kong suspended
Evergrande The real estate company has been struggling with payment difficulties for weeks. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Trading in shares of the hard-hit Chinese real estate giant Evergrande and its property…