Major rail strike in Germany on Monday

German rail travelers can expect heavy delays in the run-up to Christmas. A major rail union has called a strike for Monday, with more threatened, after salary negotiations with Deutsche Bahn broke down.

DW reports that rail passengers in Germany have been warned to expect cancellations and delays on Monday after pay talks between the country’s main railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the EVG rail trade union broke down without agreement.

The so-called warning strike by track and repair workers was expected to cause widespread disruption to the rail network across Germany and will take effect just a day after DB increased the price of rail tickets by an average of 1.9 percent.

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