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German state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn's limited emergency timetable of trains during the ongoing six-day strike against the railway has remained stable, according to the company. The strike by the train drivers' union GDL has caused massive disruptions to passenger and freight rail services throughout Germany, with the majority of trains cancelled. The trade union has announced that the strike will continue until Monday at 6 pm (1700 GMT). The strike is the fourth, and longest...

Despite the widespread disruptions caused by the six-day rail strike against German state-owned railway Deutsche Bahn, union leader Claus Weselsky said on Thursday that he believes public opinion remains on the side of the strikers. Views expressed in the newspaper or on talk shows aren't what matter, Weselsky said at a rally in Stuttgart, "but public opinion." He said the distinction matters because "the majority of people in this country are employees - regardless of their ...

German train drivers began on Wednesday their longest-ever strike, piling on travel misery for thousands of passengers in an escalating industrial dispute that economic experts warn could cost the economy up to a billion euros ($1.1 billion).The fourth strike since November left passengers scrambling to rebook or cancel their plans, and sparked warnings of huge costs to the state and industry at a time when the German economy was already ailing.

Germany's state-owned railway Deutsche Bahn faced massive disruptions and widespread cancellations on Wednesday as train drivers from the GDL trade union began a six-day strike. The strike is the fourth in a bitter collective bargaining dispute between the trade union and Deutsche Bahn. The strike would be the longest in the history of the railway, according to a spokeswoman. The unionized train drivers began their strike on Tuesday evening on freight transport, before extending the strike ...

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German national railway Deutsche Bahn and millions of passengers across the country are bracing for the start of a six-day strike by the train drivers' union GDL. The strike is scheduled to begin in the early hours of Wednesday morning and is expected to cause massive disruptions to train service throughout the country. Deutsche Bahn on Tuesday began publishing very limited emergency timetables of trains that will still run despite the strike by the GDL trade union. The strike on passenger ...

Germany's GDL train drivers' union on Monday said it has called on employees of state-owned Deutsche Bahn (DB) to go on a multi-day strike again. The strike will begin on Wednesday at 2 am (0100 GMT) and continue until 6 pm on Monday the following week, GDL said in a statement released in the early hours of Monday. Union members at DB Cargo, which is responsible for freight transport, had already been called to strike from 6 pm on Tuesday. On Friday, Deutsche Bahn presented a new wage ...

German national railway Deutsche Bahn has warned of massive travel disruptions after the train drivers' union GDL announced a six-day strike against the railway. The strike will begin on Wednesday at 2 am (0100 GMT) and continue until 6 pm on Monday the following week, GDL said in a statement released in the early hours of Monday. Union members at DB Cargo, which is responsible for freight transport, had already been called to strike from 6 pm on Tuesday. Deutsche Bahn said an extremely lim...

German national railway Deutsche Bahn will not ask the courts to block an upcoming six-day strike by the GDL train drivers' union that is expected to severely impact rail service across the country. "After legal examination, there are currently no plans to obtain an injunction," Deutsche Bahn said on Monday, hours after GDL leaders announced plans for the strike. The union called on train drivers to stop work on passenger trains beginning at 2 am (0100 GMT) on Wednesday. The strik...

The leader of Germany's train drivers' union GDL defended the looming six-day strike against national railway Deutsche Bahn (DB) as both legal and proportionate, given what he described as unsatisfactory offers from the railway. "We can read. We know what is written there. And it is not a basis for entering into negotiations with DB," labour leader Claus Weselsky said of the railway's latest off to train drivers. The strike, which will begin on Wednesday, is expected to ...