Train drivers continue strike – rail spokesman attacks GDL (video)

The train drivers’ union GDL has extended its rail strike since early Monday morning. The GDL has also been on strike on Deutsche Bahn’s passenger transport since 2:00 a.m., the company said. In long-distance traffic, a basic service of around a quarter of the normal timetable will be on the way during the strike. In regional and S-Bahn traffic, the train is again targeting around 40 percent of train traffic. An exact assessment of the effects will only be possible after the start of operations in the morning, according to a statement from the railway. Despite the disabilities – travelers and commuters, like here in Cologne, showed understanding: “I think the blackmail lies with the railroad management board. And I see myself more as a victim. So I support the strike, in other words, although I am affected. ” “I’m affected. I’m used to grief with trains. As long as the trains that are in the Navigator are running, I can live with them.” “But there are some driving, I’ll get to where I want to go, that is, to work. But basically I have no problem with the strike. At the railway, however, there was a lack of understanding for the labor dispute. The GDL had improved offers, said Bahn spokesman Achim Stauß in Berlin: “This second GDL strike is even more superfluous than the first. We sent a strong signal to the GDL leaders yesterday. We also want to negotiate a corona – Speak premium, a corona premium for employees that would even take effect this year. At the same time, we asked the GDL to cancel the strikes in passenger traffic. The GDL refused. This shows that the GDL is about a political fight and not a solution at the negotiating table. ” On Sunday, the GDL rejected the negotiations offered by Deutsche Bahn about a corona premium for 2021 and confirmed that it would continue the labor dispute at the beginning of the week.The labor dispute should end on Wednesday morning at 2 a.m. In freight traffic, where there has been a strike since Saturday, the railway expects more and more disruptions and delays of the freight trains over the course of Monday.