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Berlin (dpa) - The second round of wages between Deutsche Bahn and the Union of German Locomotive Drivers (GDL) has come to an end with the prospect of further negotiations.
"That was an important date today because we presented the corona damage in a comprehensible manner," said Martin Seiler, Chief Human Resources Officer in the afternoon.
"This creates the framework for further discussions."
The third round is therefore scheduled for May 17th.
Exploratory talks between the two sides have been agreed for the next few days.
It is about the issues of remuneration, working hours, old-age provision and other demands.
The GDL confirmed that both sides had agreed on a follow-up appointment.
The union did not initially announce any warning strikes.
That morning, GDL boss Claus Weselsky had emphasized that he was always ready for industrial action if the employer side were not interested in a solution from the union's point of view.
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According to Bahn, Group CFO Levin Holle had presented the financial situation in the corona pandemic.
Because the number of passengers has collapsed, the group posted a record loss of 5.7 billion euros last year.
The GDL argues that the losses also reflect mismanagement from pre-Corona times.
In the first round of wages last week, the union presented a 58-point catalog of demands.
This includes 4.8 percent more money and a corona bonus of 1,300 euros.
Seiler described the GDL's catalog of demands “even in the best of times” as unrealizable.
The railway and transport union (EVG), which is competing with the GDL, had already reached a deal with Deutsche Bahn in September last year, which provides 1.5 percent more money for employees from next year.
The railway issued an employment guarantee.
GDL boss Weselsky is aiming for a degree that is significantly higher.
If the railway management wanted a 1.5 percent solution, a strike was programmed, he said in the morning.
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The union is fighting for its influence in the group.
Since April 1st, the railway has been applying the so-called uniform tariff law.
According to this, only the collective bargaining agreement of the stronger union applies to the 300 or so railway companies.
According to the group, this is the EVG in the majority of companies.
According to the railway, the collective agreements of the GDL apply to only 16 companies.
By the end of last year, a basic contract between GDL and the group had ensured that the contracts of the smaller union were also applied.
But this expired at the end of 2020.
There is still no follow-up regulation.
However, the issue does not play a direct role in ongoing collective bargaining.
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