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 Tens of thousands of steel workers in western Germany will get a 6.5-percent pay hike this year - the biggest jump in three decades - in a settlement that could set the tone for industry as inflation soars. https://www.thelocal.de/20220615/german-steelworkers-agree-6-5-percent-pay-hike-after-strike Wed, 15 Jun 2022 14:37:04 +0200 german-steelworkers-agree-6-5-percent-pay-hike-after-strike For anyone working in Germany, it’s important to consider joining a union. Here are some points to think about. https://www.thelocal.de/20200122/working-in-germany-should-you-join-a-trade-union Wed, 22 Jan 2020 12:37:56 +0100 working-in-germany-should-you-join-a-trade-union Thousands of Thyssenkrupp steel workers in Germany on Tuesday protested against planned job cuts, accusing bosses at the struggling conglomerate of mismanagement after a failed merger bid with Tata steel. https://www.thelocal.de/20191203/thousands-of-steel-workers-protest-against-german-job-cuts-thyssenkrupp Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:58:06 +0100 thousands-of-steel-workers-protest-against-german-job-cuts-thyssenkrupp Tens of thousands of Lufthansa passengers faced disruptions Thursday as cabin crew in Germany kicked off a "massive" 48-hour walkout in the biggest escalation yet of a bitter row over pay and conditions. https://www.thelocal.de/20191107/travel-chaos-in-germany-as-tens-of-thousands-of-passengers-hit-by-lufthansa-cabin-crew-strike Thu, 07 Nov 2019 09:45:06 +0100 travel-chaos-in-germany-as-tens-of-thousands-of-passengers-hit-by-lufthansa-cabin-crew-strike Talks to reduce weekly working hours for east German metalworkers to match those in the west have failed. https://www.thelocal.de/20190624/dispute-over-working-hours-for-metal-workers-in-east-germany-continues Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:47:16 +0200 dispute-over-working-hours-for-metal-workers-in-east-germany-continues Doctors across Germany have walked off the job Wednesday in protest of long working hours and low pay. https://www.thelocal.de/20190410/wednesdays-doctor-strike Wed, 10 Apr 2019 12:07:56 +0200 wednesdays-doctor-strike With Berlin already preparing for Friday’s public transport strikes, schools, kindergartens and government offices across the city have been closed as demonstrations continue on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190213/strikes-shut-schools-kindergartens-and-government-offices-across-berlin-on-wednesday-ahead-of-union-negotiations Wed, 13 Feb 2019 12:08:38 +0100 strikes-shut-schools-kindergartens-and-government-offices-across-berlin-on-wednesday-ahead-of-union-negotiations German railway operator Deutsche Bahn and its main union said Saturday they had reached a pay deal after strikes disrupted services earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20181215/german-railway-reaches-pay-deal-with-main-union Sat, 15 Dec 2018 15:31:04 +0100 german-railway-reaches-pay-deal-with-main-union Train passengers may be faced with further disruption following Monday’s nationwide strike by railway workers which plunged Germany’s public transport network into chaos. https://www.thelocal.de/20181211/train-passengers-may-still-face-disruption-after-rail-strike Tue, 11 Dec 2018 09:48:21 +0100 train-passengers-may-still-face-disruption-after-rail-strike Their job is stressful and they are not very popular with many passengers. But the inspectors at the security checkpoints can paralyze entire airports if they go on strike. They are currently negotiating their salaries. https://www.thelocal.de/20181204/strikes-could-follow-airport-s Tue, 04 Dec 2018 10:19:29 +0100 strikes-could-follow-airport-s German Ryanair pilots have been the latest to announce strike action in what has been a summer of turbulence for the budget airline. https://www.thelocal.de/20180730/german-ryanair-pilots-vote-to-strike Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:02:19 +0200 german-ryanair-pilots-vote-to-strike While German politicians puzzle over their response to the far-right's unprecedented arrival in parliament last year, trade union leaders are confronted with the same challenges on production lines at the nation's prized car firms. https://www.thelocal.de/20180509/far-right-hunts-recruits-on-german-car-factory-floors Wed, 09 May 2018 11:03:53 +0200 far-right-hunts-recruits-on-german-car-factory-floors Online retail giant Amazon announced on Friday its plans to fill over 2,000 vacant positions in Germany in 2018. https://www.thelocal.de/20180504/amazon-announces-over-2000-new-jobs-in-germany-this-year Fri, 04 May 2018 14:26:53 +0200 amazon-announces-over-2000-new-jobs-in-germany-this-year 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 As workers’ union Ver.di ramped up its campaign for a pay hike for public workers, tens of thousands of federal and municipal employees stopped working for the third day in a row. From public transport to daycare centres, warning strikes occurred in several major German cities on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180412/nationwide-strikes-continue-into-third-day-paralyzing-public-sector Thu, 12 Apr 2018 11:38:18 +0200 nationwide-strikes-continue-into-third-day-paralyzing-public-sector Public transport, child care and hospitals were all hit by strikes in several major cities on Wednesday, as workers’ union Ver.di upped its campaign for a pay hike for public workers. https://www.thelocal.de/20180411/millions-affected-as-massive-nationwide-strikes-continue-into-second-day Wed, 11 Apr 2018 11:18:35 +0200 millions-affected-as-massive-nationwide-strikes-continue-into-second-day The public services union Ver.di has announced rolling strikes across the country over the coming days as it ramps up pressure for a six percent pay rise. Strikes are to hit public transport, rubbish collection, kindergartens and hospitals. https://www.thelocal.de/20180319/here-are-the-parts-of-germany-that-will-be-hit-by-public-service-strikes-this-week Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:51:51 +0100 here-are-the-parts-of-germany-that-will-be-hit-by-public-service-strikes-this-week German unions said Thursday they would demand a six percent pay rise from state and local governments for public sector workers in upcoming talks, soon after metalworkers scored a big increase. https://www.thelocal.de/20180208/public-sector-union-demands-six-percent-pay-increase Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:51:10 +0100 public-sector-union-demands-six-percent-pay-increase Almost one million employees with Germany's powerful metalworking union IG Metall won higher pay and the right to a reduced working week in an agreement with employers late Monday, potentially staving off the threat of fresh strikes after a week of walkouts. https://www.thelocal.de/20180206/metalworkers-win-limited-28-hour-week-concession-from-bosses Tue, 06 Feb 2018 10:41:53 +0100 metalworkers-win-limited-28-hour-week-concession-from-bosses Thousands of German metalworkers will down tools for a day from Tuesday evening, as their powerful union flexes its muscles in a battle with bosses for higher pay and more generous conditions. https://www.thelocal.de/20180131/metalworkers-to-down-tools Wed, 31 Jan 2018 09:50:40 +0100 metalworkers-to-down-tools