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German rail strike called off: operator

เผยแพร่: 21 พ.ค. 2558 12:54 โดย: MGR Online

Hamburg, Hamburg (Hansestadt), GERMANY: Train passengers crowd in front of a commuter train that arrives at the central railway station in Hamburg, northern Germany, on May 20, 2015. German rail operator Deutsche Bahn cancelled two thirds of long-distance passenger services as train drivers began an open-ended walkout that will last at least one week. AFP PHOTO/DPA/Bodo Marks

May 21, 2015
FRANKFURT (AFP) - German railways operator Deutsche Bahn on Thursday announced an end to a strike that had paralysed rail travel in the country, after the feuding sides agreed to mediation.

"Thousands of customers can breathe easier: the GdL (train driver union) strike is over with immediate effect," said a Deutsche Bahn statement, adding that it and the union had agreed overnight to have a mediator appointed to settle their months-long dispute over wages, work hours and negotiating rights.