The Eisenbahn- und Verkehrsgewerkschaft EVG ("railway and transport union") is a German trade union with approximately 204,000 members,[1] which represents most railway-related workers and professionals.[2]

History

EVG was founded on November 30, 2010 in Fulda as an unification of the existing unions Transnet (210,000 members) and GDBA (30,000 members), which had collaborated since 2005.

After a year-long dispute, EVG and German rail operator Deutsche Bahn agreed in 2015 to a wage hike for all 160,000 employees of 3.5 percent, or at least 80 euros more per month; the union had originally called for a wage hike of 6 percent for its workers.[2] In late 2018, EVG again staged a four-hour stoppage that brought long-distance rail traffic to a standstill and disrupted commuter and freight trains; as a result, Deutsche Bahn agreed to a 29-month wage deal, including another 3.5 percent raise.[3] In March 2023, EVG and the United Services Trade Union (ver.di) called 24-hour "warning" strikes, one of the largest walkouts in decades in Germany.[4]

The EVG is a member of the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB). Like both Transnet and GDBA, EVG is affiliated with the European Transport Workers' Federation and the International Transport Workers' Federation.

References

  1. ↑ "DGB-Mitgliederzahlen 2010-2019".
  2. 1 2 Markus Wacket (27 May 2015), German train union EVG agrees wage deal in Deutsche Bahn dispute Reuters.
  3. ↑ Tom Sims (15 December 2018), German railway Deutsche Bahn reaches wage agreement with union Reuters.
  4. ↑ Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams (27 March 2023), Germany at a standstill as huge strike halts planes and trains Reuters.
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