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German Rail Strike Ends Early as Wage Negotiations Resume
Germany’s railways will start rolling again after negotiations between train drivers and state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn AG resumed. The Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer, or GDL, will end its strike on Saturday and agreed to not stage another walkout until at least March 3, according to a statement. The six-day strike — which would have been the longest in Deutsche Bahn’s history — was originally supposed to end on Monday at 6 p.m. local time. “Negotiations are finally underway again,” said Martin Seiler, Deutsche Bahn’s personnel chief. “Our customers have planning certainty and our ... (full story)