Train travelers in Germany have to expect delays and cancellations: The train drivers of Deutsche Bahn voted yesterday, Tuesday, for a strike. 95 percent of the members of the GDL union had spoken out in favor, said the GDL boss Claus Weselsky famous.
Last night the strike affected freight traffic; today, Wednesday, it will be extended to passenger traffic. According to Deutsche Bahn, only every fourth long-distance train should run, and regional transport is also limited. The strike is scheduled to end on Friday at 2 a.m.
The background to the labor dispute is the failure of collective bargaining negotiations. The railway had made a second offer to the union, which provided for a wage increase of 3.2 percent in two steps and other benefits. According to Weselsky, however, the union does not want to “accept a zero wage round in the current year”.
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