Germany Avoids Travel Disruptions as Court Settlement Is Reached
- EVG, Deutsche Bahn reached settlement in labor court
- Union had called for nationwide train strike for two days
Railway workers on a picket line near the main railway station during a strike in Munich, Germany, on April 21.
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Germany averted a nationwide train strike after state-owned Deutsche Bahn took the EVG union to labor court in a bid to resolve wage talks that have been dragging on for almost three months.
“Deutsche Bahn’s trip to the labor court has paid off for everyone,” said DB Chief Human Resources Officer Martin Seiler. “In the interests of the rail transport companies, their customers and the industry, we did everything we could to still avert this strike, with success. Of course, such a compromise always involves both sides.”