The longest conflict in the history of German rail, supposed to be over, started up again with even greater intensity. In the aftermath of the flop of the negotiations between the Deutsche Bahn and the train drivers' union GDL about a basic collective agreement, Manfred Schell, GDL leader, announced on March 4, 2008, the beginning of an unlimited strike starting on March 10 which will concern regional and national lines as well as cargo lines. (Ref. 080184)
For public transportation users, this is really bad news. Indeed, the services union Ver.di, which claims for a wage increase of about 10% for about 2 million people employed by the Federal State and by local authorities, also massively extended, on March 5, its warning strikes, paralyzing a lot of German airports as well as the subway, tramways and buses in Berlin (see our dispatch No. 80144). According to Manfred Schell, the strike will take place starting Monday, whether or not the rail comp
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