Two German labour unions representing transport workers called for mass strikes next Monday that are expected to cause widespread disruption on railways and at airports, the latest travel chaos in Germany prompted by wage disputes.
The strikes, scheduled to start just after midnight and affect services throughout Monday, will be the latest in months of industrial action and protests that have hit major European economies as higher food and energy prices hit living standards.
"We represent groups of workers who literally run this country and are paid far too badly to do so," Verdi Chairman Frank Werneke said. Deutsche Bahn and other public employers are offering around a 5% wage increase on average, along with a one-off payment of up to 2,500 euros , generally below inflation, which was 6.9% in 2022 and is expected to slightly ease to 6.6% this year.
The company said it expected massive disruption in railway travel across the country, adding it would soon update passengers on how travel would be affected.
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