Rail workers went on strike across Germany on Friday, bringing national operator Deutsche Bahn's services largely to a halt, in the latest of a series of stoppages over pay in Europe's largest economy
The walkout, organised by the EVG union, was due to run from 3 a.m. to 11 a.m, though the train network was expected to be impacted for the whole day.
State-owned Deutsche Bahn said all its long-distance connections would be cancelled until 1 p.m. and that few commuter trains would run.a 12% wage increase, or at least an additional 650 euros per month. Deutsche Bahn has offered 5% and one-off payments of up to 2,500 euros. Germany has witnessed some of its most disruptive strikes in decades since last year, when the war in Ukraine sent energy and food prices soaring, leading to union pressure for wages to rise in line with living costs.that have faced a difficult transition following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday's transport strike was set to coincide with a walkout at four German airports - Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne Bonn and Stuttgart - by members of the Verdi union.
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