German Transport Union Calls on Members to Strike on Friday
- EVG union urges members to strike during morning commute
- Deutsche Bahn condemns walkout after union rejected proposals
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German rail passengers face widespread disruptions during their morning commute on Friday after transport union EVG called for a nationwide warning strike, escalating a dispute with Deutsche Bahn AG over pay.
The walkout, scheduled for 3 a.m. to 11 a.m., is intended to send “a clear signal” that employees don’t want to impact passengers but rather the companies involved, the union said in a statement on Wednesday. “We need to step up the pressure on employers who think they can ignore their workers’ demands and instead want to engage in lord-of-the-manor-style collective bargaining,” the union, which represents about 50 transport operators, said.