A German labor court in Frankfurt ruled against an urgent application filed by Germany's national rail operator Deutsche Bahn on Monday, which had attempted to stop a renewed strike action by the GDL train drivers' union. The company had argued that a reduced notice period ahead of the strike, announced on Sunday evening and starting as early Monday, was unreasonable. The strike was not disproportionate to the circumstances, ruled Frankfurt judge Stephanie Lenz on Monday evening. What did Deutsche Bahn say about the strike? The strike was "groundless" and the "unpredictability of train traffic was unacceptable," ... (full story)