Despite an improved tariff offer, Deutsche Bahn is facing the longest strike in its history. The train drivers’ union GDL announced on Sunday the fourth round of strikes in the ongoing collective bargaining dispute for Wednesday morning at 2 a.m. The strike is scheduled to last until next Monday at 6 p.m. A strike in freight transport will be called from Tuesday at 6 p.m. The last time there was a five-day strike at Deutsche Bahn was in 2015.
“Another strike?” are likely to have many questions. This can give the impression that Germany is a strike country. In fact, the number of companies affected by strikes in Germany has increased, as figures from the Federal Employment Agency show:
But Germans tend not to be keen on strikes compared to other countries: According to the German Economic Institute in Cologne, Germany is in the lower middle range with seven lost working days per 1,000 employees per year. At the top: France and Denmark.
But strikes that last for weeks are by no means unknown in Germany. However, they date back years and decades. We show you a selection of the longest and largest labor disputes in Germany since the end of the Second World War.
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Source: Stern
