In Belgium, train traffic was largely stopped late Monday evening due to an extensive strike in the public sector. In large parts of the country, only about a quarter of the trains will run until the end of the strike on Tuesday evening, Belga news agency reports.
An alternate timetable is in effect, he said. There are no trains at all in the provinces of Liège, Luxembourg and Namur due to staff shortages. Deutsche Bahn’s ICE connections between Brussels and Frankfurt am Main were also canceled on Tuesday, according to Deutsche Bahn. In addition, a large part of the Thalys trains should be affected.
Several public sector unions had called for a strike. The background is, among other things, general dissatisfaction with working conditions and the demand for higher incomes. Limitations are expected in areas such as waste processing, administration and education.
Source: Krone
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