Tag: Unions
Unions reject first offer in collective bargaining dispute
Rally of public servants The Verdi and DBB civil servants’ union and collective bargaining union are demanding 10.5 percent more money, but at least 500 euros. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In…
Toyota & Honda raise salaries: Japan hopes for wage increases
Toyota factory in Japan According to the union, Toyota workers are getting the biggest wage increase in 20 years. (Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images) Tokyo The new Toyota boss Koji Sato made…
Despite falling inflation rates, wage demands are rising
Warning strikes in the public sector For the 2.5 million federal and local employees, Verdi and the Civil Service Association are demanding 10.5 percent more money, but at least 500…
Union warns of breaking up the Bayer group
Bill Anderson, successor to CEO Baumann The controversial boss Werner Baumann will vacate the post this summer. The ex-pharmaceutical boss of Swiss rival Roche, Bill Anderson, is to take over…
Unions criticize poor working conditions for seasonal workers
Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus “In the 2022 season, the situation changed fundamentally due to the Ukraine war.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin The working conditions of foreign seasonal workers in German agriculture…
Verdi continues postal warning strike with deliverer strike
strike at the post office Deutsche Post AG employees are on warning strike. (Photo: IMAGO/Christian Spicker) Bonn/Berlin Many mailboxes are likely to remain empty: In the collective bargaining dispute at…
Employee survey gives ECB management only very moderate testimonials
Christine Lagarde The head of the ECB has only moderate trust in her own ranks. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt According to a survey by the ECB union IPSO, trust in the…
Emmanuel Macron is risking a French uprising with reform plans
Paris Emmanuel Macron let his compatriots know in his New Year’s wishes that this time he was serious about the restructuring of old-age security. “This year will indeed be the…
15 percent more money – Verdi opens the year of collective bargaining at Deutsche Post
Postal workers with the Verdi flag The company calls the union’s demands “unrealistic”. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt/Berlin 2023 will be a conflict-laden tariff year for people in Germany. The trade unions…
15 percent more money – Verdi opens the year of collective bargaining at Deutsche Post
Postal workers with the Verdi flag The company calls the union’s demands “unrealistic”. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt/Berlin 2023 will be a conflict-laden tariff year for people in Germany. The trade unions…
54 percent of those in employment would like to retire by the age of 62 at the latest
Berlin More than half of Germans would like to retire before the regular retirement age. According to a survey by the market research institute Civey for the Demography Network (DNN),…
54 percent of those in employment would like to retire by the age of 62 at the latest
Berlin More than half of Germans would like to retire before the regular retirement age. According to a survey by the market research institute Civey for the Demography Network (DNN),…
What Will Be The European Union’s Attitude To Crypto Currencies After FTX Events: Member of Parliament Announced!
After FTX’s liquidity problems and news of Binance’s acquisition, European regulators and experts took action and commented that the union’s new digital asset legislation will mitigate such market turmoil in…
Industry and trade unions are demanding hardship funds
Verdi boss Frank (right) at a demo in Berlin “Without an upper limit, high-income households will be reimbursed thousands of euros that really don’t need it.” (Photo: Stefan Boness/Ipon) Berlin…
Successful blueprint also for other branches
chemical production Collective bargaining policy in times of stagflation must compensate for the high inflation without putting too much strain on companies in the long term. (Photo: dpa) The framework…
Partly double-digit collective bargaining demands – is there a threat of a wage-price spiral?
Berlin IG Metall is demanding eight percent more money in the metal and electrical industry, 10.5 percent are demanded by Verdi and the civil service association for the public sector.…
That is why 10.5 percent more wages are appropriate
The bosses of Verdi and the civil service association, Frank Werneke (left) and Ulrich Silberbach A 10.5 percent requirement is not yet a collective bargaining agreement. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In…
Unions are demanding 10.5 percent more money for public services
Verdi boss Frank Werneke The trade unions want to secure the income of employees even in difficult times. (Photo: IMAGO/snapshot) Berlin The unions Verdi and the civil service association are…
In the event of a gas emergency, also think about zero laps
Production of ship propellers in a foundry in Mecklenburg The metal and electrical industry is suffering from the sharp rise in energy and material costs. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the…
In the event of a gas emergency, also think about zero laps
Production of ship propellers in a foundry in Mecklenburg The metal and electrical industry is suffering from the sharp rise in energy and material costs. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In the…