Streiks und die Zuverlässigkeit der Verkehrsbedienung
Journal
Wirtschaftsdienst. Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik
ISSN
0043-6275
ISSN-Digital
1613-978X
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2016-02
Abstract
Of late, Germany has been hit by unprecedented strike actions by airline and railway staff. Lufthansa’s pilots staged 13 walkouts between April 2014 and September 2015, resulting in the cancellation of 8,500 flights and affecting around one million passengers. The one week strike by Lufthansa’s cabin crews in November 2015 forced the company to cancel another 4,700 flights. The trend towards industrial action in the German transportation sector is not limited to airline pilots and cabin crew, however. In addition, security agents and ground staff at several airports have gone on strike, and most of all, train drivers walk out with increasing frequency. In this article, measures are proposed to balance the legal, and legitimate, right of workers to use strikes as a tool of last resort in wagebargaining processes with the no less important right of customers to have access to reliable transportation services. While many other Western countries have regulations in place for the conduct of wage bargaining, including rules on work stoppages in core public service sectors, no such rules exist in Germany.
Abstract (De)
Mit der Privatisierung und der Aufhebung des Prinzips der Tarifeinheit haben die Arbeitskämpfe im Verkehrswesen stark zugenommen. Die Zuverlässigkeit der Verkehrsbedienung ist gefährdet und unbeteiligte Dritte haben oft das Nachsehen. Der Wissenschaftliche Beirat beim Bundesminister für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur hat eine Stellungnahme vorgelegt, die Empfehlungen ausspricht, wie das Streikrecht im Verkehrswesen neu geregelt werden kann.
Language
German
HSG Classification
not classified
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Springer
Publisher place
Heidelberg [u.a.]
Volume
96
Number
2
Start page
114
End page
121
Pages
8
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
247607