The main problem in the rail wage conflict lies in the mystery of what is actually the core of the dispute.
But one thing is becoming clearer and clearer: The GDL is conducting a labor dispute without a plausible basis.
As far as higher wages for train drivers are concerned, a quick solution cannot objectively be difficult.
Both sides only argue about how quickly a 3.2 percent increase should come.
To go on a strike without negotiating would be utterly absurd.
All the more reason to believe that the train drivers' union is fighting for an expansion of its organizational area.
She has just made it clear that she is now also demanding collective agreements for train stations and workshops where she was previously not represented.
But is the time of severe economic stress on the railways after the Corona crisis suitable for fighting such a power struggle with ultimate train driver strikes? No. The suspicion remains that the GDL is waging a political strike against the unified collective bargaining law, which it hates, because it sees itself hindered in its striving for power.