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Winter sports holiday makers who travel to the Alps by train around Christmas may be in for an unpleasant surprise.
The German Drivers' Union (GDL) is threatening a long strike if Deutsche Bahn does not comply with its demands. The Christmas holidays themselves are also at risk, according to several German media outlets.
It is a result of a heated conflict between the union and Deutsche Bahn. The latter has proposed a wage increase of 11% during negotiations, but the union is also demanding a reduction in the working week from 38 to 35 hours. Deutsche Bahn did not respond to this, so the train drivers may soon start warning strikes. In addition, the Christmas holidays are at risk.
In the past, the union has shown that it is capable of paralyzing rail traffic across Germany for extended periods during collective bargaining, according to the ADAC.
There is also criticism of the strike plans. Passenger association Pro Bahn takes a clear stance against the union: their demand for a 35-hour working week with full pay compensation would mean that Deutsche Bahn would have to hire 10,000 new drivers. 'There simply aren't any', according to the association.
Contingency plan for the Christmas holidays
Deutsche Bahn is now working on an emergency plan to get through the Christmas period. In the event of strikes, longer ICEs are planned to be used on busy routes, including the Cologne - Stuttgart - Munich route, which is widely used by winter sports enthusiasts. So-called XXL-ICEs would be used, which are 376 meters long and have 918 seats.
There would then be 140 trains a day instead of the usual 700.
Cross-border connections to Austria and Switzerland, among others, must be maintained with the help of foreign drivers.
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Striiking Today 16th November
https://int.bahn.de/en/
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/thema/deutsche-bahn
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With Holiday Period Train Uncertainty this will massively increase Traffic on the Roads into Austria & Switzerland
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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They've had one round of talks so far. There's still time for this to be sorted by Christmas.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Blooming DASLEF 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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OK Folks
More Strikes this week
The GDL has announced that it will strike from Thursday, 02.00 a.m. (freight traffic already from Wednesday, 6.00 p.m.) to Friday, 1.00 p.m. (freight traffic until Friday, 05.00 a.m.). DB assumes that the GDL strike will have a massive impact on rail operations.
https://www.bahn.de/
The GDL (Union) has coordinated this one to coincide at the same time with
Lufthansa Ground Crew Strikes
https://www.lufthansa.com/xx/en/flight-information
The GDL has also said they will NOT be giving the current 48hour notice period after this weeks stoppage..There will be lightning annoucemnents..
This will have a massive impact on peoples Easter Holidays .... to travel or not decisions ....
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