Germany: strike of machinists led to failures in work of transport system

In Germany, train driver announced a universal strike, which will last from 10 to 13 August, the strike led to the failures of the country’s transport system robots. Reports about it Deutsche Welle (DW).

On the beginning of the strike, the head of “Trade Union of Machinists of Germany” (GDL) Claus Weselsky (Claus Weselsky) said. Machiners want to increase wages by 3.2 percent, as well as the payment of a unified sorts of 2021 in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, its amount must be 600 euros.

According to Vesselski, 95 percent of railway workers voted for the beginning of the strike. “It is more than what we expected. Voting results very clearly show the mood of our staff, managers are pocketing their pockets until our guys are money,” said the head of the trade union.

The cartwent of machinists both passenger and freight trains. It is reported that truckers will also take part in the strike. The strike occurs in the midst of the summer holiday season and against the background of the revitalization of economic life in the country. In the German Railway Concern (Deutsche Bahn, DB), the strikes as “unnecessary escalation” were characterized. At the moment, 75 percent of flights exchanged. People return money for tickets and offer to transfer to buses.

The strike of the driver will be the first domestic incident from December 2018, when trainers of trains announced the suspension of work for four hours.

/Media reports.