Rail: Volker Wissing expects higher ticket prices after an agreement with GDL. Internal documents from the railway also suggest that traveling by train will probably become significantly more expensive.
The train drivers' union GDL demonstrated how this demand could be enforced through industrial action. Bahn and GDL have agreed on a gradual reduction in standard weekly working hours from 38 to 35 hours by 2029 with full wage compensation. The Greens and the Left see the railway's collective bargaining agreement on a 35-hour week for train drivers as a model for other industries.