Nationwide train strike disrupts travel across Germany
The Hindu
The union is demanding a 3.2% salary increase and a one-time “coronavirus bonus” of €600.
A nationwide railway workers strike brought large parts of Germany’s long-distance and commuter train systems to a standstill Wednesday as vacationers scrambled to remake their travel plans and children in big cities like Berlin squeezed into buses and trams to get to school. Train operator Deutsche Bahn said that as a result of the two-day strike, only about a quarter of its long-distance trains would run on Wednesday and Thursday. The company urged passengers to refrain from unnecessary travel and said it would lift coronavirus-related restrictions to allow every seat to be booked. Members of the GDL union began their strike Tuesday night. The union said that 95% of its members had voted to back the move to press their demand for a salary increase.
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