Train drivers’ strike puts long-distance travel in Germany at risk

A strike The six-day arrangement called for by the German union of train drivers, GDL, comes into force hazard

Many railway traffic in Germany. Many cross-border services have been cancelled. Not so, the one that corresponds to the so-called ‘Swiss section’, where the German subsidiary of the Swiss Federal Railways is in charge of its operation.

“Probably for the Union do not like this That’s an option. But of course, for me it’s a very good thing. I must say that it is also more reliable and he gets established program“, says Katharina Stauder, teacher and user of railway services in Switzerland.

According to Deutsche Bahn (DB), the state railway operator in Germany, around 80% long distance trains have been Cancelled, Regional transport is also subject to this restrictions, Conversation is difficult. Union demands reduction from 38 to 38 35 hours of weekly work, without reducing salary, and wants a salary increase 555 euros per month and a single bonus of 3,000 euros to compensate for the effects inflation

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