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The collective bargaining conflict between the GDL and the Saarbahn as well as the Saar municipal employers' association revolves around the union's demand for its own collective agreement for TramTrain drivers, while the employers do not want to continue the existing collective bargaining partnership.
Saarbahn passengers have to adapt to restrictions today. The German Locomotive Drivers' Union (GDL) has called on its members and other Saarbahn employees to stop work. Accordingly, the strike should begin at three in the morning. How long the strike would last initially remained unclear.
The background is a deadlocked collective bargaining dispute between the union and the transport company. While the German Locomotive Drivers' Union insists on a separate collective agreement for TramTrain drivers, Saarbahn and the Saar municipal employers' association do not want to continue the collective bargaining partnership with the union.
According to its own information, the Saarbahn is responsible for operating the light rail and bus lines in Saarbrücken. The local transport network therefore also extends to the region.
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