BERLIN, March 26 (Xinhua) -- After almost five months of wage negotiations marked by strikes, the German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the train drivers' union GDL have reached an agreement, with details announced on Tuesday.
DB met the union's core demand of reducing the weekly working hours from 38 to 35 hours without loss of pay, the company said. The reduction is to be reached in several stages by 2029, with employees being able to decide whether they want to earn more money by working longer hours.
