page_title: Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer
section_title: 2007 strike
hierarchical_section_title: Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer / 2007 strike
caption_attribution_description: English: Norbert Quitter, deputy chairperson of the trade union GDL (Gewerkschaft deutscher Lokomotivführer) speaks at a rally in defense of the right to strike in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, on April 18, 2015 Deutsch: Norbert Quitter, Stellvertretender Bundesvorsitzender der GDL (Gewerkschaft deutscher Lokomotivführer) spricht auf der Abschlußkundgebung der Demonstration für das Streikrecht am 18. April 2015 in Frankfurt am Main
context_page_description: The Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer is a German trade union that represents workers in train companies. It has a membership of 34,000.
context_section_description: In August 2007 the GDL planned to strike after talks failed with Deutsche Bahn, the main German railway operator, over a range of demands from the union. A key disagreement was GDL's wish to represent its members in collective bargaining processes, independently of other unions representing staff in that job category.    
  On 8 August 2007, the labour court in Nuremberg declared that a strike of affected long-distance and goods services would be illegal if carried out before 30 September, claiming it would affect the national economy too severely.
  On 2 November 2007, the labour court in Chemnitz overturned a previous judgement limiting strike action to short-haul routes. After the decision the GDL declared a three-day strike. It was the first national rail strike since 1992 and of unprecedented duration. The strike ended as the union had planned, at 2:00 a.m. CET on the morning of Saturday, November 17, 2007, but without a new contract.
  On 19 November 2007 the labour court in Nuremberg admonished Deutsche Bahn for its practice of contacting multiple labour courts around the country to try and obtain an injunction against strike action, which it regarded as misuse of the legal system.
caption: Deputy chairperson Norbert Quitter speaking at the closing rally of the demonstration in defense of the right to strike on April 18, 2015, in Frankfurt am Main
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