GDL Launches One-Week Rail Strike

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 05: Striking members of the GDL train drivers' union stroll through Ostbahnhof train station on the first full day of their week-long strike against German state rail carrier Deutsche Bahn on May 5, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Freight train drivers began their strike May 4 at 2pm, passenger train drivers early this morning 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)