GDL Launches One-Week Rail Strike

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 04: Claus Weselsky, head of the GDL train drivers labor union, speaks to the media on the same day that the GDL is launching a six-day, nationwide rail strike against German state rail carrier Deutsche Bahn on May 4, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Freight train drivers are to begin their strike today at 2pm, passenger train drivers tomorrow and are scheduled to strike until Sunday, making it the longest strike in the history of Deutsche Bahn. The GDL is in a long-drawn conflict with Deutsche Bahn over working hours and pay. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)