After the strike is before the strike? The Union is covering itself

After the strike is before the strike? The Union is covering itself

VIENNA. 100,000 pbadengers were affected yesterday by the railway workers' strike

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The representatives of the Vida and the employer also spoke yesterday at noon, while the two-hour strike had begun long ago. But nothing came out. Auer, these 100,000 pbadengers had to worry about the exasperation and the broken down trains.

This was the ninth round of negotiations in which the lunch workers, led by the boss of the vida, Roman Hebenstreit and the employer, composed yesterday with their spokesman, Thomas Scheiber. Both sides did not get close. "The union has unfortunately rejected the offer," said Scheiber afterward. Hebenstreit countered that "the offer has not improved in terms of results".

In a statement, the union then said, "Speak in advance of a substantially improved offer that makes fun of any description and that is a joke." The union has criticized attempts at intimidation and sees it as a consequence of the change of government. "It has become really possible in this country," said Hebenstreit.

What has angered the unions is the demands of the employers' representatives. For example, the minimum age of train drivers should be reduced from 21 to 19 years.

Internal committees meet

There is no date for a tenth round of negotiations. Both parties said after the end of the negotiations, now convene the internal committees for deliberations. On the side of the vida, this will happen within 48 hours, so Hebenstreit. The union leader has not ruled out another strike: "The strike is the next step after the warning strike, but we are not there yet."

Scheiber said that they would try again on "what trading margin we have". "When that happens, there will be more discussions."

670 trains, of which 70 in long-distance traffic were affected yesterday. Throughout Austria, the Verspension was very widespread, and most of them separated according to BB at 16 o'clock.

Zgen's exits and delays brought the pbadengers to Linz main station with serenity, as showed a local inspection. Many people who planned a trip were warned by the media. They could understand that there would be delays. Others have postponed their trip or switched to another mode of transportation.

The choice of alternatives was already noticeable in the morning when the car traffic to Linz was more intense than usual. Commuters must use their own car and carpool. In Upper Austria, 110 trains in total were affected by the station's stop. Six matches were handled by a postal bus replacement service.

Linz Railway Station

The waiting room was also full yesterday at Linz Central Station. Travelers gathered in front of the dashboard, reacting largely but calmly to commuting: Christine de Weyer, for example, drove 85 km by car to Linz to pick up her son: "After all, we were warned and planned, so we took the opportunity to keep watching the Christmas market. "

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