FDP General Secretary Bijan Djir-Sarai wants to restrict the right to strike on the railways. Train drivers' strikes have recently brought train traffic to a standstill several times.
FDP politician accused GDL boss Claus Weselsky of having "held the entire country hostage for months without showing any serious willingness to find a compromise" “Things cannot continue like this in the future,” said Djirsarai. In the current tariff dispute with the railways, the GDL has already called for industrial action six times.