The leader of Germany’s train drivers’ union GDL defended the looming six-day strike against national railway Deutsche Bahn (DB) as both legal and proportionate, given what he described as unsatisfactory offers from the railway. “We can read. We know what is written there. And it is not a basis for entering into negotiations with DB,” labour leader Claus Weselsky said of the railway’s latest off to train drivers. The strike, which will begin on Wednesday, is expected to cause massive disruptions to rail travel in Germany. Weselsky also expressed confidence that any attempt by Deutsche Bahn to …