db-cargo-maritime-tssa

Talks continue to avert rail freight strike

The TSSA trade union says it has held “constructive talks” with the chief executive of rail freight operator DB Cargo, Hans-Georg Werner to avert a strike. The dispute centres on what the TSSA describes as “offloading jobs to haulage company Maritime”. It says that Maritime is currently refusing to recognise its members’ right to retain their union status when they transfer. German-owned DB Cargo is planning to transfer 16 jobs at ... [+]