From Corporate Intelligence:
- German car rental
company Sixt SE on Thursday named Claus Weselsky, the head of the union
behind Germany’s planned five-day rail driver’s strike, its employee of
the month in an announcement on its website.
- Sixt
FRANKFURT–Not all of Germany is distressed about the strike crippling traffic on the nation’s railroads.
In a cheeky move, German car rental company Sixt on Thursday named Claus Weselsky, the head of the union behind the rail driver’s strike, its employee of the month.
The planned five-day strike , which threatens to be the longest stoppage in the history of state rail operator Deutsche Bahn, has
left millions of travelers and commuters scrambling for alternative
ways to get around. It’s also caused an uproar among politicians,
upending plans to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall this weekend.
Sixt couldn’t quantify how much the walk-out would affect business,
though it obviously expects Mr. Weselsky’s call for a strike to boost
rentals. Rival Hertz said it also expects a short-term surge in demand, and couldn’t rule out running out of available vehicles in some locations....MORE
