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Application for a preliminary injunction submitted to the Labor Court in Frankfurt am Main. In the interests of its customers Deutsche Bahn AG DB now sees itself obliged to take legal action against the ongoing strike of the German Locomotive Drivers Union GDL The company filed an application for an injunction against the Labor Court in Frankfurt am Main today the strikes filed by the GDL.DB Personnel Director Martin Seiler The right to strike is a valuable asset. However strikes are only permitted if they are within the framework of applicable law. In our opinion this is not the case with the GDL strikes. That is why we must act now in the interests of our customers and employees and have the strikes legally reviewed.Even according to the latest statements by the GDL this labor dispute is evidently more about legal and political issues than about finding solutions for good working conditions at the negotiating table. Only the day before the DB had presented the GDL with a new improved offer and thus fulfilled the central requirements of the GDL. The GDL rejected this offer immediately and without further negotiations.With the latest offer DB had specified its commitment to pay a corona premium. As in the public sector this premium for the year 2021 should be 600 or 400 euros depending on the salary group. It also offers a compromise in terms of runtime. Instead of the previous 40 months the new collective agreement will only run for 36 months. The offer of a wage increase in two stages of 3.2 percent an industry-leading company pension scheme and extended protection against dismissal remains in place.In the current wave of strikes the end of the holiday falls in two federal states so that families in particular are dependent on the train journey. We have now submitted the third improved offer - without the GDL having seriously entered into negotiations with us. The GDL also consistently rejected the suggestion to look for a solution to the conflict with the help of an arbitrator or moderator said Seiler.
