The GDL union, representing German railways, plans a new strike on Thursday and Friday, December 7-8, which can lead to the abolition of many trains, including both freight and passenger transportation.
According to the plan, starting from 18 hours on Thursday, the participants of the strike will completely stop freight transportation, and from 22 hours will also stop passenger transportation until 22 hours Friday.
Not only Deutsche Bahn, the most famous rail operator, but also Transdev, AKN, City-Bahn Chemnitz will be affected. The GDL leader Klaus Veselsky claims that employers ignore the legal requirements of employees and do not make enough to overcome the staff deficit.
Deutsche Bahn sharply opposed the strike initiative, claiming that it could harm millions of people who are not related to the conflict and emphasizing that the announcement of the strike appears at the last moment and under bad weather conditions.
This is not the first time GDL arranges a strike; The previous one in mid -November led to the abolition of 80% of distant trains Deutsche Bahn and a large proportion of regional trains. Last week, the union reported the unsuccessful second round of collective negotiations and announced a new strike without specifying the exact date.
