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Biggest strike in decades brings Germany's public transport network to halt

Empty counters at the airport in Frankfurt, western Germany, during a one-day wage strike of the public transport sector on March 27, 2023. AFP - DANIEL ROLAND

Planes, trains and buses across Germany were brought to a standstill Monday as public sector transport workers walked off the job in the country’s biggest strike in decades.

The 24-hour action, which began at midnight, is part of a long-running wage dispute between public sector transport employers and hundreds of thousands of workers struggling to cope with the rising food and energy prices that have hit many European economies.

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