The Local Germany 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 ‘Best deal in years’: 2.3 million public workers get big pay rise after weeks of strikes If you work in the public sector you will receive an average of 7.5 percent more pay in the future after the public service union Ver.di struck a new wage deal with the government. https://www.thelocal.de/20180418/best-deal-in-years-after-weeks-of-strikes-23-million-public-workers-get-big-pay-rise Wed, 18 Apr 2018 12:26:54 +0200 best-deal-in-years-after-weeks-of-strikes-23-million-public-workers-get-big-pay-rise German public sector unions to resume wage talks after strikes German public sector unions began a decisive round of wage talks with employers Sunday, after staging a series of strikes that caused disruptions at airports, train stations, hospitals and daycare centres. https://www.thelocal.de/20180415/german-public-sector-unions-to-resume-wage-talks-after-strikes Sun, 15 Apr 2018 17:39:04 +0200 german-public-sector-unions-to-resume-wage-talks-after-strikes Public sector workers in Germany to strike for more pay 'before Easter' German unions on Tuesday called for nationwide "warning strikes" in the public sector this month after state and local governments rejected their demands for a wage hike. https://www.thelocal.de/20180314/public-sector-workers-in-germany-to-strike-for-more-pay Wed, 14 Mar 2018 09:45:17 +0100 public-sector-workers-in-germany-to-strike-for-more-pay Lufthansa slashes 895 flights over Wednesday strike Six German airports will face strikes on Wednesday, with Europe's largest airline Lufthansa warning that almost 900 flights will be cancelled. https://www.thelocal.de/20160426/strikes-to-ground-dozens-of-lufthansa-flights-wednesday Tue, 26 Apr 2016 10:46:34 +0200 strikes-to-ground-dozens-of-lufthansa-flights-wednesday Unions find 170,000 empty public sector jobs Public sector unions' federation DBB reports that 170,000 government posts are currently unfilled, saying the quality of public services is at risk. https://www.thelocal.de/20141117/unions-find-170000-empty-public-sector-jobs-labour-civil-service-employment Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:16:00 +0100 unions-find-170000-empty-public-sector-jobs-labour-civil-service-employment Berlin teachers start public sector strike Planned nationwide public sector strikes began on Monday in Berlin as staff walked out of around 100 schools in a wage dispute. Substitute staff have, for the most part, been put in place. https://www.thelocal.de/20130218/48025 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:00:00 +0100 48025 Germany's engineers to strike over pay Germany's powerful IG Metall labour union called on Friday for country-wide strikes in the key engineering and metalworking sectors from this weekend in an escalating dispute over pay. https://www.thelocal.de/20120427/42217 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:56:00 +0200 42217 Commuters, parents hit by public sector strikes Commuters were left struck at train stations and parents at home with their children on Monday as tens of thousands of public sector workers went on strike ahead of talks with employers this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20120326/41569 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:19:00 +0200 41569 Talks begin to resolve German public sector wage row Arbitration talks to resolve a deadlocked wage dispute for 1.3 million German public-sector workers begin on Saturday in the hopes of avoiding a massive nationwide strike. https://www.thelocal.de/20080315/10707 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:04:00 +0100 10707