BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – Deutsche Bahn has criticized the EVG union’s plans for a ballot on indefinite strikes as “absolutely unnecessary”. “The EVG now wants millions of people to spoil the summer holidays. Nobody needs or wants that,” said the group on Thursday. It is absurd to “constantly unsettle travelers with threats of strikes”.
A conclusion of the collective bargaining was very close on Wednesday evening. “There are 140 pages of collective agreements ready to be signed on the table. Everything that has been achieved so far in the negotiations is now gone,” the company statement said. “A result is delayed by months due to the ballot.” The DB is still “ready for a solution”./nif/DP/jha