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BERLIN (Reuters) -German commuters face train cancellations across the country from Wednesday, as a three-day nationwide rail strike adds to travel chaos in Europe's largest economy, where ongoing farmers' protests have also snarled road traffic. The GDL train drivers' union began its main strike in the early hours of Wednesday, following one by cargo train drivers who walked out on Tuesday evening. The strikes will continue until Friday evening, forcing national rail operator Deutsche Bahn to run only stripped-back emergency timetables. ....
Trade unions were born in an era in which workers were massively, brutally exploited, doing dangerous, dirty and exhausting jobs for a pittance. Unlike today, many didn’t have the option to skill up or “get on their bike” to look for better wages. But over time, health and safety measures, as well as other economic and political developments, such as a rising minimum wage, have all but annihilated such brutal work. And so the role of trade unions has become more ambiguous. ....