GDL Union Seeks To Justify Rail Strike

BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 05: Claus Weselsky (R), head of the GDL train drivers labor union, consults with his colleague Lutz Schreiber prior to speaking to the media on the same day that the GDL is vowing to go through with a four-day, nationwide rail strike on November 5, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Germany is bracing for the four-day strike that will bring much of the cargo and passenger transport of German state rail carrier Deutsche Bahn in Germany to a halt. The GDL is in a long-drawn conflict with Deutsche Bahn over working hours and pay. The strike, which for passenger transport begins at 4 am Thurdsay morning, is to be the longest in Deutsche Bahn's history. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)