German train drivers demanding wage increases from their employer, the national rail operator Deutsche Bahn has announced that they would hold their seventh strike in 10 months this week.
Freight train drivers will be on strike from today 3:00 pm (1830 IST) to Friday 7:00 am (1030 IST), and passenger train operators will stop working from tomorrow 2:00 am (0530 IST) to Thursday 9:00 pm (0030 IST), the drivers' GDL union said yesterday.
The union accused Deutsche Bahn of failing to act on issues agreed upon during 16 rounds of talks in recent months, while the company insisted it was ready to negotiate.
A string of walk-outs from September to November last year cost the Deutsche Bahn 150 million euros (USD 160 million).
