https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The public services union Ver.di announced on Monday evening that negotiations over a pay increase for Kindergarten teachers had failed. Strikes will start at the end of next week and go on for an indefinite period. https://www.thelocal.de/20150428/kindergarten-wage-negotiations-fail Tue, 28 Apr 2015 10:41:24 +0200 kindergarten-wage-negotiations-fail Public sector workers' union Ver.di has called on kindergarten teachers to strike for a second day in a protest against low pay hitting hundreds of pre-schools. https://www.thelocal.de/20150408/strikes-at-kindergartens-affect-thousands Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:50:43 +0200 strikes-at-kindergartens-affect-thousands