A look at the labor disputes 2024-03-27 12:36:35

WIf you book a train or plane ticket, you’re probably doing so with shaky fingers at the moment. What if there is a strike again? The German Locomotive Drivers’ Union (GDL) has been on strike on Deutsche Bahn’s passenger and freight transport for around 300 hours since November 2023 in the current collective bargaining round. … Read more

There is more intense fighting in collective bargaining disputes 2024-03-25 17:29:43

WIf you book a train or plane ticket, you’re probably doing so with shaky fingers at the moment. What if there is a strike again? The German Locomotive Drivers’ Union (GDL) has been on strike on Deutsche Bahn’s passenger and freight transport for around 300 hours since November 2023 in the current collective bargaining round. … Read more

“Deutsche Bahn wants to destroy the GDL” 2024-03-15 23:39:35

A Deutsche Bahn (DB) employee walks to a train at the main station. Image: dpa The intensified railway tariff conflict is also turning trade unionists against the GDL. The head of the Civil Service Association wants to take action against this and speaks in a letter of solidarity of “misunderstandings and shortenings”. IIn the hardened … Read more

Court dismisses lawsuit – GDL is allowed to strike 2024-03-11 23:38:04

DThe labor court in Frankfurt am Main gave the green light for a strike by Deutsche Bahn train drivers on Monday evening. The court rejected the company’s urgent application for an interim injunction against the renewed industrial action and classified the strike as permissible. Deutsche Bahn then announced that it would appeal. “DB will now … Read more

Modern training regulations greatly enhance apprenticeships in cosmetics and foot care

2023-12-16 11:34:05 Apprenticeship time for cosmetics (cosmetology) and foot care (podology) is extended from two to three years – new four-year training regulations apply to popular combinations Vienna (OTS) – The requirements for the teaching professions of cosmetics (cosmetology) and foot care (podology) have increased significantly in recent years and have become more complex: comprehensive … Read more

Migrant Day: ÖGB expands native language advice from 2024

2023-12-16 10:00:16 Labor and social law advice now in Romanian, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian and Arabic Vienna (OTS) – In the new year, the ÖGB is taking another important step in supporting employees with a migrant background. From January 2024, the native language advice offering will be expanded to five languages: In the future, advice will … Read more

CORRECTION OTS 0165 PRO-GE union: KV wages in the metal industry will rise by 8.5 percent from January

2023-12-15 21:19:10 Overall package with a two-year certificate: minimum wage of 2,424.45 euros, higher overtime bonuses, apprentices receive up to 16.5 percent more and a climate ticket Vienna (OTS) – It must take place in the sixth paragraph The observation period for inflation was set as November 2023 to October 2024. are called as follows: … Read more

Challenges and Concerns of Commuters with SNCB: Punctuality, Delays, and Cancellations

2023-12-11 05:14:00 A program that should have everything to please commuters. “I applaud with both hands,” quips Géry Baele, the spokesperson for Navetteurs.be, the association for the defense of rail users. But before promising the arrival of 2,000 additional trains per month, shouldn’t we instead manage all the problems that rail transport suffers from? Chistelle, … Read more