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German train drivers end strike
To take a labor dispute to arbitration
21 May, 09:20
(ANSA-AP) - BERLIN (GERMANY), 21 MAY - A German train
driver's union says it's ending its strike early after it agreed
with the country's largest rail operator to take a labor dispute
to arbitration. The GDL union and rail operator Deutsche Bahn
said jointly Thursday they'd agreed to a three week period
starting next week to allow arbitrators to try to settle their
long-running and increasingly bitter dispute, the dpa news
agency reported. Train drivers had gone on strike earlier in the
week and planned to stay off the job at least through the
weekend but will now return later in the day. GDL wants a 5
percent pay increase and shorter hours but the central sticking
point is its demand to negotiate for other staff, including
conductors, who are traditionally represented by a larger rival
union. (ANSA-AP).
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