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 Kindergarten wage negotiations fail 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 Kindergarten walk-outs strand thousands of kids 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 Nearly half fear working until later pension Nearly half of Germans are scared that they will not be fit enough to continue working until the new retirement age of 67, a new study has suggested. https://www.thelocal.de/20130624/50491 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:20:00 +0200 50491 Fewer workers have union-agreed wages Fewer German workers are working under national wage agreements made with trade unions, with experts suggesting the traditional role of unions was likely to continue shrinking. https://www.thelocal.de/20130603/50073 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:38:00 +0200 50073 Coke staff strike over bottled up frustration Coca Cola employees across Germany walked off the job on Monday to kick off a series of warning strikes which will hit more than 50 company premises across the country over the next days in a conflict over wages and working times. https://www.thelocal.de/20130121/47467 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:38:00 +0100 47467 Union: Allianz forced protest cancellation Germany’s biggest trade union has accused insurance giant Allianz of making a multi-million euro payment to help laid-off workers conditional on the union calling off a protest rally. https://www.thelocal.de/20120112/40077 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:32:00 +0100 40077 Trade unions switch to aggressive strategy After years of agreeing to moderate pay hikes to safeguard jobs, Germany's powerful unions are gearing up for a dramatic change of strategy, bidding for wage gains that bosses say could derail the recovery. https://www.thelocal.de/20100808/29017 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:49:00 +0200 29017