GERMAN UNION CALLS LONGEST TRAIN STRIKE IN DEUTSCHE BAHN'S HISTORY
NEWS Desk Global
German train drivers are set to stage a record six-day strike from Wednesday after their union rejected state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn's latest wage offer. The GDL union announced that a fourth round of strikes in the ongoing wage dispute would begin at 2 a.m. local time on Wednesday until 6 pm which would be the longest strike in Deutsche Bahn's history. Cargo train drivers were called to begin their strike a day earlier, on Tuesday at 6 pm.
The longest strike at Deutsche Bahn to date lasted five days in 2015. Commerzbank chief economist Joerg Kraemer said the strike could cost the transport sector 30 million euros a day but more damage would be done if factories have to stop production due to supply problems.
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