In Germany,

Early Thursday morning, German train drivers expanded their strike action to include the country’s regional and, for the first time, long distance rail network. The current strike, which has broadly impacted travel across Germany, is planned to last until Saturday morning. The work stoppage is the biggest strike in the history of the German rail system (Deutsche Bahn).
The strike has hit the east of the country particularly hard. In that region, many more train drivers are organized in the Deutsche Lokomotivführer (GDL) union. According to a spokesman for Deutsche Bahn in Berlin: “Only about 15 percent of regional trains were operative in the states of former East Germany.”

While in France…

Massive resistance from the rank and file has prevented attempts by French trade union leaders to bring about a summary end to the strike against the planned “reform” of special pensions. General assemblies of strikers, which meet on a daily basis, decided on Friday by a large majority to continue the walkout against the state railway (SNCF) and Paris transport system (RATP) at least until Monday.

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