RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION S MEASURES AGAINST A POSSIBLE STRIKE OF RAILROAD EMPLOYEES

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 25, 2008
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: May 26, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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lp The following observations ware made in the area of KBD Berlin on 4 and
5 April 1955:
a. On 5 April, the 1iP guard was withdrawn from the telephone exchange of
RBA 2~3. No VY guards have been observed at this KBA after thAt dates
b. The new duty schedule which went into effect on 1 April did not
involve moor chtsnges at KBD Berlin. Only Sunday duty schedules
were sub3ect to ma'~or changes. The new Sunday schedule was most
vehemently opposed by shunting personnel who refused to work a
12??hour shift. By order of the t"inistry of Traffic, all railroad
personnel who refused to work the new duty schedules will be
discharged without prior netice~ One of the most efficient
shunting foremen ttt the Berlin-Sohoeneweide railroad station
' refus3ed to comply with the new saheduloo Ylhen he was ;riven
dismissal notice, he recanted and +norked the lamest permis:~ible
shift on 5 April. Previously, there was a ttcit a3reer-ent riu-ong
the e~ployeea of ttBA 2~j ~accor difk; to which: personnel who lived
outside Berlin ended their shift so as to be able to reach the
next train to their places of residence. This practice was
discontinued, and on a Sunday, one ~ioinrich (fnu), whose shift
officially ended at 2200 houis~was not allowed to take the 21x5
train but had to wait until midniSht~before he could go home.
Tho release otleaployesa at the and of shifts is daily controlled
by KBD Berlin.
Between 1 and 5 April, it was learned that the new duty schedule was
accepted by employoes of HBA 1, Berlin. T!-e shunting personnel resents,
howe,4er, the new Sunday schedule ~>hioh envisages a 12?hour shift. One
Roffrann (fnu), chief of the Department for Rallin,~ Stock at KBD Berlin,2
Sohsidt (fnu), assistant station master in the area of RHD Schwerin,
and Yoolkner (fnu), station raster at Berlin-Grsifawa.lderstra:,se were 1
given dismissal notieea because the,/ had opposed the new duty scheduled
~.~ On 1 April, the rriilro>~.d personnel employed at the Haldensleben railroad
station in the area of tiBD htaagdc~burg were informed tY.ut they would
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hencef'cr. th. have to work 12mhour shi.fte. Thie ar+iaurc hsr~ beFn taken ~~~ith
a cierr ~~~ l.~ducing ra.ilroFEd peraon:+rel by one sizth. Ths railroad men were
not ;c rc- ,;~,i:l i7ighex wa~Qe in spzdb of longer wor~.t~ hours. It a rally
of :~F~ i ~lxc;pct man hale cn 2 April. the railroad von spoke against
the ~,.e ~ ~?^:~:izla~ticrss a Their woke eman,onR 3ohittohen (fnu~ ~ was gs.v~:n
d3.srn:isr~.l a,otice et the and of the rallyo I'Iie Haldensieben +~.ils~aad
stat;icr.1 ~aae> occupied by 2'ei'!+orasd details of the txansportation poliecp
Tx?Ftii;~ ~~er:~c~r_n~al :sported that tho 1~aY;o.ebttrg arwl Dessau railrorrld station
Bti~ir?' n~.so ncc~.zp:isd by reinfarGed trar2aportation polic? details on 2
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The :~.n?:ro:iuction cf the new duty schedu~.e which went into effeot on 1
~!pril. a cxe:~a.tsd much unr@st amcxrb tyre personnel of the Seddin msrshal ling
yard:, ,7txR.i~:ss ~rould pr~bably rav@ occurxed if major R4P details had not
appa~x~~d on ti're scc~nea %t is nats~rorthy thst the new duty schacluie had
of:ficir~.ll;~r been discusoed by railroad personnel before it wen:: into
effeot. 1.~~.1 railroad men at Scddi.n including SED and trade union members
rejected t3ee nmw duty sahedulea The resolution was transmittrsd to one
Hoffmann ~'nu j, .chief of the l~dministrative Department at RBD Berlih.
IIoffn:unn xrtro expressed his ss.tisfaction. about this resolution has been
C~.:.?t.'i ~lw.~~.,., ^ .'.' ~>' ~^ rr ~it~rs+'4'1 .r kin n
I;~ th.. e .ti th J __.~_c__ . ws e~.,~ed.q but the KvP was
o.rd~::ceci i;o ;~rn,3in at S@ddizr ~in~il 1~ f~.p~?il 19551
~cmr:._~:rrto Th@ o-.onomy measures mentioned mere
a.~aa.:,:x~ .~..~4 ~ .~.-~. ..'~o ]. ()i1 tRi t;2 a,ri o.Aral:!" PCt~:?nOrlt}r dxiv@ invo],ving tk:@ :.iYlC r@a8e
o:' .~:~cr;-,-. xrc-x:~ a.nd rwduct:io?a of arages~ 1'hc! ~sconoary measures were demanded
~?~ +hR ?7_~f D1c~~a~r-r Se~aj.t+n of the S~ ~;Pxt~:e~a1 Committee rand at the
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'rL~~.d :gin Dcix~iE' in early February
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., The oit~~a~es.s o:f the xsilararsd rren about these rasasures
ra ~c.~: ~;~e (rD~~ a,a~4.ho:~ities ,f~:~a.~ ~, s~:riks similar ?ta that of 17
Jtr.rz~ ;1`"; ~ ,. duirh'Tears P:E'ca~:12!'#3?:J i'~$T`@ ta'san to prevent thc~ outbreak of such
a sts~ ~~:n n `i`irr; ~ecer.?G c~ ao i.or~r again:; ~ ~QZ~eruy. agents and saboteurs" is
posslh:.y en:~a+::;;ed arith those measur~:s,
2, ~~Co~~rats I.udaw.g T~offmfuzn wus i~n.o~.rn to bQ chief of the Depa~:trr~erat
i Ur .Gq.i~.lY~ii utock at RBD B~rli:?.,
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