BERLIN’s ATMs ran out of cash this week after striking couriers at a local security company stopped filling the machines, the latest in a series of walkouts that have rippled across Germany."There’s no visibility when the strike will end — it can end today, it can last four weeks, that all depends on how the company reacts," said Andreas Splanemann, a spokesman for the Ver.di union, which represents the security personnel."There are now a lot of cash machines that are empty and the pressure on the company will rise significantly in the coming days," Mr Splanemann said.As Berliners cope with being unable to withdraw cash, a strike by train drivers that began on Tuesday paralysed travel and clogged highways throughout the country. It follows a walkout in March by pilots at Deutsche Lufthansa, which led to flight cancellations for 220,000 people.The strikes have riled a nation more used to mocking the labour walkouts that have so often beset neighbouring France. While Germans still str...
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