GDL boss Weselsky rules out strikes over Christmas

In the train drivers' wage dispute with Deutsche Bahn, the union leader does not want to go on strike over the holidays. However, there could still be new train cancellations soon.

November 24, 2023
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Leipzig/Berlin. The head of the Train drivers' union (GDL)Claus Weselsky, has called strikes at the German railroads over the Christmas period has been ruled out. "The GDL has never gone on strike over Christmas and will not do so this year either", Weselsky told the "Leipziger Volkszeitung" newspaper (Tuesday). "The Christmas season is a peaceful one - and it will remain so."

Last week, from Wednesday evening to Thursday evening, large parts of long-distance, regional and freight traffic came to a standstill due to a warning strike. In the meantime, the GDL has called on its members to vote on indefinite strikes in the current wage dispute. (dpa)

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