Germany's train drivers union voted Thursday to take strike action against main railway company Deutsche Bahn in a wage dispute, threatening travel chaos for commuters. More than 90 percent of voting members of the German Train Drivers' Union (GDL) opted to support open-ended industrial action against Deutsche Bahn, the union said. The GDL gave no dates for strikes but said they were "very likely" because of the "obstructive attitude" of the German railway company.
GDL chief Claus Weselsky called the result "very convincing" as the union fights for a five-percent wage rise, lower working hours and the right to also represent train attendants, dispatchers and others.
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