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Germany's railway workers to go on nationwide strike

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Cologne, Aug 11 (EFE/EPA).- Germany's railway workers were going a nationwide strike starting Tuesday night as travellers were warned to expect disruptions.According to Deutsche Bahn, only about one in four normally scheduled long-distance trains will run on Wednesday and Thursday. The Union of German Train Drivers (GDL) has called its members to a warning strike to achieve a 1.4 per cent wage increase and a ‘coronavirus bonus’ of 600 euros for 2021 and a 1.8 per cent increase for 2022. (Camera: SASHA STEINBACH).SHOT LIST: PASSENGERA AT COLOGNE CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION, AND DELAY INFORMATION ON A DISPLAY BOARD DURING A WARNING STRIKE IN RAILWAY OPERATIONS IN GERMANY AT COLOGNE CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION, IN COLOGNE, GERMANY.

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