Germany’s chemical industry is warning of the economic consequences of the repeated strikes by the train drivers’ union GDL in an ongoing dispute with state-owned railway operator Deutsche Bahn. “Such actions will put a further heavy burden on Germany’s already ailing economy. We simply can no longer afford a standstill on the railways,” Wolfgang Große Entrup, head of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI), told dpa on Monday. He appealed to those involved to “finally find a workable compromise after months of negotiations.” On Sunday, the GDL called for a strike affecting long-distanc…