In Germany, railway workers called a strike for Friday. The railway strike has important consequences for Austria. All trains to and from Germany will be shortened or cancelled. All train connections in Austria passing through the Deutsches Eck border area are also affected.
Work will also stop on Thursday and Friday at the 3 German airports in Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn and Hamburg. There was already a major strike in Germany at the end of March, involving air, rail and water transport. With the strike, workers demand more money.
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