Deutsche Bahn wanted to stop the train drivers’ strike in court. But the state labor court waves it off. The GDL is allowed to continue to strike.
The strike by the train drivers’ union GDL can continue. Deutsche Bahn failed in its appeal to the Hessian State Labor Court on Tuesday. The Frankfurt Labor Court had previously rejected an application for an interim injunction by the company against the strike.
In order to enforce its demands in the collective bargaining dispute with the DB, the GDL is now using wave strikes. According to the court, the measure is permissible. The wave strikes will be announced at short notice.
Sixth industrial dispute in the collective bargaining round
The current strike by train drivers in passenger transport began on Tuesday night at two o’clock and is expected to last 24 hours, as a railway spokeswoman confirmed in the morning. Passengers must expect major restrictions.
The railway has organized an emergency timetable that secures around a fifth of long-distance train traffic. Regional transport and the S-Bahn of Deutsche Bahn are also affected. Even after the strike ended on Wednesday, passengers must continue to expect train cancellations and delays. The strike in freight transport began on Monday evening.
This is already the sixth industrial action by the German Locomotive Drivers’ Union (GDL) in the current collective bargaining round. On Monday, the railway tried unsuccessfully to have the strike stopped in court – and then announced that it would appeal to the Hessian State Labor Court. Unsuccessful again.