Court allows rail strike | GDL leader Weselsky threatens further strikes

After the start of another train drivers' strike at Deutsche Bahn, the leader of the train drivers' union GDL Claus Weselsky has threatened to continue the wage dispute with strikes. "If nothing happens by Friday, we'll take a break and go into the next industrial action," said Weselsky on Wednesday's ARD and ZDF morning show. On Tuesday evening, the Hessian State Labor Court gave the green light in the second instance and rejected the application by Deutsche Bahn for a temporary injunction against the strike. The union is demanding a reduction in weekly working hours for shift workers with full pay compensation. Deutsche Bahn had initially strictly rejected negotiations on this, citing the shortage of skilled workers.