The strike is expected to start at 8:00 p.m. GMT on Sunday and end at 10:00 p.m. GMT on Tuesday.
The strike will be the latest in a wave of strikes across several European countries as the cost of living crisis drains incomes.
The railway workers’ union EVG said the new strike was “inevitable” due to the very slow progress of the talks.
Deutsche Bahn expressed its dissatisfaction with the decision, calling it “disproportionate”, as it tried to meet some of the union’s demands and increased the wages offered.
This follows a nationwide strike by railway workers in April which brought trains to a standstill and coincides with strikes at German airports announced by members of another union.
The union, which negotiates on behalf of 230,000 employees, including 180,000 at Deutsche Bahn, is seeking to raise wages by 12%, or raise them by at least 650 euros ($715) a month.
Deutsche Bahn has proposed a ten percent increase for low- and middle-wage workers and eight percent for high-wage workers, with the increases being implemented in stages.
On Thursday, Germany’s coordinated inflation data slowed to 7.6% on an annual basis in April, from 7.8% in March, according to data from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office.
The monthly harmonized CPI also slowed sharply to 0.6%, from a 1.1% rise in March.
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck had confirmed in previous statements that Germany’s inflation rate has passed the peak stage, and is expected to decline gradually as energy price hikes come down. .
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