Four-day Rail Strike in Germany Wednesday Nov 05,2014

The train drivers' union in Germany has announced a four-day walk-out over pay, which reports say will be the country's longest ever rail strike.

The strike, which starts on Wednesday Nov 05,2014, was called after talks between national operator Deutsche Bahn and the GDL union broke down on Monday.

GDL wants a 5% pay rise for 20,000 drivers and a shorter working week.In a statement, GDL said the strike would take place from 15:00 local time (14:00 GMT) on Wednesday for freight trains and from 02:00 on Thursday for passenger trains. It would not end until 04:00 on Monday.

German train drivers' union cuts short rail strike

The German train drivers' union is cutting short its four-day strike which looked set to disrupt celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The GDL union announced that the strike would end at 6pm on Saturday Nov 08,2014
Earlier in the day a state court rejected rail operator Deutsche Bahn's attempt to gain an injunction to halt the strike.