After the end of the second train drivers' strike, the GDL union is still waiting for a concrete offer from the railways and otherwise threatens further labor disputes.
The railway still "did not show any relenting in the collective bargaining conflict it had brought about," declared the German Locomotive Drivers' Union (GDL) on Wednesday.
The standstill in the improvement of services will "continue" to bring the trains to a standstill.
"The employer would be well advised not to further challenge the GDL and to downplay the effects," said GDL boss Claus Weselsky.
If the railroad wants to "end the industrial action in the long term", the GDL group must "make a negotiable offer as quickly as possible," demanded the union.
On Wednesday night, the GDL's second strike in the ongoing collective bargaining dispute with Deutsche Bahn came to an end.
Satisfied with the strike record
The union expressed its satisfaction with the outcome of the strike.
In the second labor dispute, the employees “stepped up again”, said GDL boss Claus Weselsky.
In relation to the total length of the strike, there have recently been more than 10,000 participants, and over a thousand passenger trains have failed on each day of the strike.
The railway, in turn, counted just under 8,500 strikers, as can be seen from the internal final report that is available to the German Press Agency.
The labor dispute meant that only every third long-distance train could run as planned.
In regional traffic, the railway maintained around 40 percent of the offer, albeit with large regional differences.
"The railway workers deserve recognition and appreciation," continued Weselsky.
They demanded a "fair share of the increase in income, a corona bonus, improved working hours and the protection of their small company pensions".
Last weekend, Deutsche Bahn had offered to negotiate a corona premium.
However, the GDL rejected this as a vague "sham offer".