Germany Train Strike

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  German Rail Strike Halts Trains Nationwide

  Germany was plunged into transport chaos today as most train services were halted by a railworkers' strike over pay, affecting millions of passengers

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  Train Drivers in Germany End Week-Long Strike

  German train drivers today ended a week-long walkout, the longest in the history of rail operator Deutsche Bahn, with a promise to give strike-weary passengers "a break" for a while.

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  German Train Drivers' Union Calls Four-Day Strike

  A union representing German train drivers on Tuesday called its members out on a four-day strike, escalating a bitter contract dispute with the national railway operator just as the government considers how to rein in the power of small unions.

• German Pilots Strike After Weekend Rail Chaos

  Lufthansa pilots launched a strike on Monday, deepening Germany's travel chaos after train drivers stopped work at the weekend just as school holidays began in much of the country.

• Germany Faces New Lufthansa Strike After Rail Stoppage

  A leading German pilots' union has called a new 35-hour walkout at Lufthansa starting on Monday in an ongoing dispute over retirement benefits after a weekend of train strikes.

• German Train Strike Leaves Millions Stranded

  Millions of passengers were left stranded across Germany on Saturday after train drivers began a 50-hour strike that halted two thirds of long-distance trains in a dispute over pay and negotiation rights.

• Biggest Strike in Years Cripples German Rail Service

  German rail travellers on Saturday faced delays and disruptions on one of autumn's busiest travel weekends as the train drivers' union began one of its largest strikes in recent years.

• German Train Drivers Call Weekend Walkout

  Rail travellers in Germany face an entire weekend of disruptions, cancellations and delays after the train drivers' union on Friday called for a new nationwide strike.

• Severe Delays Expected on Monday as Belgian Rail Staff Strike

  European train passengers have been warned they face fresh strike action just as the summer holiday season begins, after a Belgian rail union announced it would take industrial action on Monday.

• French Train Strike Extended for Third Day

  French trade unions extended a major train strike against proposed reforms to contain the rail sector's soaring debt until Friday evening, spelling a third day of misery for commuters.