Tag: labor dispute
Industrial electricity price and four-day week – what concerns the trade unions on May 1st
Berlin At their traditional May Day rallies, the trade unions campaigned for active shaping of industrial transformation and relief for workers. The four-day week also played a role in this.…
Strikes in Germany cause 674,000 lost days a year
IG Metall warning strike In the past year, wage disputes in the metal and electrical industry were among the most contentious. (Photo: IMAGO/Nikito) Berlin Strikes at airports, in garbage collection,…
Tariff talks at the railway end without result
Deutsche Bahn employee On Friday, the EVG largely paralyzed rail traffic throughout Germany with an eight-hour warning strike. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Berlin, Fulda Deutsche Bahn will not continue its collective bargaining…
No flights from Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich, no rail traffic – how the major strike affects
strike on Monday Numerous trains and flights will be canceled on Monday. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Berlin The Verdi and EVG unions are calling on workers to go on massive warning…
Strike probably leads to minor economic damage
Berlin The major strike announced by the trade unions on Monday is expected to lead to significant traffic disruptions in Germany. However, the economic damage should be limited. The chief…
Strike probably leads to minor economic damage
Berlin The major strike announced by the trade unions on Monday is expected to lead to significant traffic disruptions in Germany. However, the economic damage should be limited. The chief…
The concerted strike action is legal but not legitimate
Warning strike in the public sector in Bremen Marching separately, striking together – the Verdi and EVG unions are now taking advantage of Field Marshal Moltke’s tactics. Although they are…
Germany is threatened with a traffic heart attack on Monday
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin Traffic in Germany is likely to come to a standstill in large parts next Monday. The reason for this is the call for strikes by several trade…
Germany is threatened with a traffic heart attack on Monday
Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Berlin Traffic in Germany is likely to come to a standstill in large parts next Monday. The reason for this is the call for strikes by several trade…
Germany is threatened with a traffic heart attack on Monday
Municipal employees on warning strike in Bremen The unions are demanding 10.5 percent more money, but at least 500 euros a month. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Berlin Traffic in Germany threatens…
“At the moment the game is on who gets weak knees first”
Warning strike in Munich The trade unions are increasing the pressure in the collective bargaining dispute for the public sector. (Photo: IMAGO/Eibner) Berlin The chief negotiator for the municipal employers…
Verdi is calling for industrial action at almost all major airports on Friday
strike at the airport Verdi and the civil servants’ association are demanding 10.5 percent more money for the federal and local public services, but at least 500 euros. (Photo: IMAGO/aal.photo)…
Collective bargaining failed – new strike threatened
Protest rally by Deutsche Post employees Collective bargaining with the Verdi union has failed. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Collective bargaining for around 160,000 employees at Deutsche Post has failed. The third…
Flights canceled – Verdi begins all-day strike at BER Airport
Display board at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport The airport operator FBB has canceled all 300 originally planned take-offs and landings at BER. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Verdi union started an almost 24-hour…
Every sixth company in existence threatened
Welding work in a metal workshop A gas shortage could lead to a production standstill in 18 percent of companies in the metal and electrical industry. (Photo: dpa) Berlin About…
“Lufthansa has lost support among the workforce”
Frankfurt, Berlin In the wage dispute between the ground staff and Lufthansa, Verdi negotiator Christine Behle hopes for a solution in the coming round of negotiations. “We have great hope…
“Lufthansa has lost support among the workforce”
Frankfurt, Berlin In the wage dispute between the ground staff and Lufthansa, Verdi negotiator Christine Behle hopes for a solution in the coming round of negotiations. “We have great hope…