About 25 percent of the long-distance trains are running, while 40 percent of regional trains are currently in service – with strong regional differences. Cities like Berlin in the eastern regions of Germany have been particularly badly affected by the strikes. According to the data, understanding for the GDL strike is slightly higher in the East (39 per cent) than in the West (29 per cent). Battling a post-Covid pay freezeThe train drivers’ union is fighting for more money and better working conditions for its members at Deutsche Bahn. Unlike the larger railway and transport union (EVG), which signed an agreement with DB last autumn, it does not want to accept a pay freeze this year after train drivers worked throughout the pandemic.

Source: The Local August 12, 2021 07:30 UTC