on 2 november 2007, the labour court in chemnitz overturned a previous judgement limiting strike action to short-haul routes. after the decision the gdl declared a three-day strike. it was the first national rail strike since 1992 and of unprecedented duration. the strike ended as the union had planned, at 2:00 a.m. cet on the morning of saturday, november 17, 2007, but without a new contract.