The subsidiary DB Cargo has not been out of the red for years. If the turnaround does not succeed now, numerous jobs could be lost. Minister of Transport Wissing and the supervisory board of the railway are putting pressure on. Does the state help in the end?
The past few days have been pretty stressful for Martin Burkert, head of the railway and transport union (EVG). The EVG let the negotiations with Deutsche Bahn fail about a new collective agreement, which Burkert had to explain in several interviews. The ballot is being prepared, arbitration may be pending, warning strikes could be imminent. There is hardly a breather for the union boss.