( ) -q-27- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to 24 hours.” Germany’s train drivers have brought rail traffic to a standstill…again. [CutID: <Cuts> GERMANY-TRAIN-DRIVERS-house-q-WEDam.mp3 Time: 27s Title: GERMANY-TRAIN-DRIVERS-house-q-WEDam Out-cue: to 24 hours] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. As with the previous strikes, around 80% of long-distance trains were canceled and there were also considerable restrictions on […]
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German train drivers go on strike for 6 days, stalling railway traffic
( ) -q-27- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “to 24 hours.”
Germany’s train drivers have brought rail traffic to a standstill…again.
[CutID: <Cuts> GERMANY-TRAIN-DRIVERS-house-q-WEDam.mp3
Time: 27s
Title: GERMANY-TRAIN-DRIVERS-house-q-WEDam
Out-cue: to 24 hours]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. As with the previous strikes, around 80% of long-distance trains were canceled and there were also considerable restrictions on regional services, according to Deutsche Bahn.
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VERBATIM: A six-day strike by the GDL union, which began early Wednesday, will affect passenger services and freight trains operated by state-owned Deutsche Bahn until next Monday evening. The strike is an attempt by the union to push their demands in a rancorous dispute with the country’s main railway operator over working hours and pay. The union held a three-day strike earlier this month and two warning strikes last year which lasted up to 24 hours.