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The full timetable should largely be restored by the time operations begin.
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It was the sixth strike in the ongoing tariff dispute with the railway, which once again led to significant restrictions for passengers.
Now rail traffic is gradually starting to pick up again.
Berlin - The strike by the train drivers' union GDL is over.
Since 2 a.m., long-distance and regional rail traffic in Germany has been gradually starting up again, as the railway announced.
The full timetable should largely be restored by the time operations begin.
The strike in freight transport began earlier and ended in the evening.
Passengers have to prepare for full trains today because it is expected that many will make up their journey that day.
It was the sixth strike in the ongoing tariff dispute with the railway, which once again led to significant restrictions for the group's passengers and industrial customers.
The union is fighting for higher salaries and fewer working hours at the railway.
The crux of the conflict continues to be the demand that shift workers only have to work 35 hours instead of the current 38 hours for the same money.
In a moderation, the railway accepted a compromise proposal.
This envisaged reducing working hours to 36 hours in two steps by 2028.
The GDL refused and allowed the talks to fail.
It no longer announces new strikes 48 hours in advance, but rather at short notice.
The GDL and its chairman Claus Weselsky have also not ruled out strikes over Easter.
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