BERLIN (Reuters) – Deutsche Bahn said it would launch legal action to stop the German train drivers’ union GDL from carrying out a three-day strike after the union rejected the railway operator’s improved pay offer.
“In the interests of our customers, Deutsche Bahn is obliged to take actions in the courts against the GDL’s strike,” the company said in a statement on Thursday. “Going by the union’s most recent pronouncements, this labour dispute is more about law and politics than trying to negotiate improved work conditions.”
On Wednesday evening, Deutsche Bahn offered drivers a coronavirus bonus in addition to a 3.2% pay rise.
(Reporting by Thomas Escritt; Editing by Riham Alkousaa)
