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 Berlin’s public transport system will come to a halt on Monday as employees plan to strike for the whole day. https://www.thelocal.de/20190329/full-day-strike-set-for-berlin-public-transport-system Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:09:24 +0100 full-day-strike-set-for-berlin-public-transport-system Hundreds of flights were being cancelled at eight German airports Tuesday, including at the nation's busiest travel hub Frankfurt, as security staff walk off the job in a deepening row over pay. https://www.thelocal.de/20190115/hundreds-of-flights-axed-as-fresh-strike-hits-german-airports Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:06:57 +0100 hundreds-of-flights-axed-as-fresh-strike-hits-german-airports German air travellers face "massive" upheaval on Tuesday when security staff at Frankfurt airport, the nation's largest, are set to walk off the job in a battle for better pay that has already caused hundreds of flight cancellations. https://www.thelocal.de/20190111/security-staff-set-to-strike-at-frankfurt-airport-tuesday Fri, 11 Jan 2019 14:03:34 +0100 security-staff-set-to-strike-at-frankfurt-airport-tuesday Thousands of passengers in Germany face disruption on Thursday following a strike call by security staff over a pay dispute at three major airports, the Verdi union said. https://www.thelocal.de/20190109/german-airports-brace-for-thursday-strike Wed, 09 Jan 2019 09:44:47 +0100 german-airports-brace-for-thursday-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 Amazon employees throughout Germany will stage a walk-out on Tuesday timed to coincide with the global giant's annual bumper sales event. https://www.thelocal.de/20180717/german-amazon-employees-strike-for-better-pay-health-conditions Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:28:51 +0200 german-amazon-employees-strike-for-better-pay-health-conditions Deutsche Telekom said on Thursday it would slash 10,000 jobs worldwide at its loss-making IT services subsidiary in the next three years as it seeks €600 million in savings. https://www.thelocal.de/20180622/deutsche-telekom-says-will-slash-10000-jobs-at-subsidiary Fri, 22 Jun 2018 11:04:25 +0200 deutsche-telekom-says-will-slash-10000-jobs-at-subsidiary 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 Hundreds of Amazon employers protested on Tuesday against working conditions in Berlin, where the megagroup's founder Jeff Bezos was due to receive a prize. https://www.thelocal.de/20180425/amazon-workers-protest-jeff-bezos-in-berlin Wed, 25 Apr 2018 10:30:22 +0200 amazon-workers-protest-jeff-bezos-in-berlin Warning strikes across Germany began early on Tuesday morning, affecting everything from major airport hubs to kindergartens and local transport. Here’s what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.de/20180410/everything-you-need-to-know-about-tuesdays-strikes Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:06:26 +0200 everything-you-need-to-know-about-tuesdays-strikes On Wednesday public transport in Frankfurt am Main will almost completely shut down, leading one local newspaper to advise locals to make use of rental bikes. https://www.thelocal.de/20180327/frankfurters-told-to-get-on-bikes-as-public-transport-grinds-to-halt Tue, 27 Mar 2018 17:43:42 +0200 frankfurters-told-to-get-on-bikes-as-public-transport-grinds-to-halt 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 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 Passengers flying in and out of Berlin airports face delays or cancellations on Monday due to a ground crew strike over pay, union officials said. https://www.thelocal.de/20170312/passengers-face-more-misery-as-new-strike-hits-berlin-airports Sun, 12 Mar 2017 11:13:27 +0100 passengers-face-more-misery-as-new-strike-hits-berlin-airports Germany's federal and local governments reached agreement on Friday with public sector workers on a pay rise, settling a dispute that grounded hundreds of flights during a warning strike two days earlier, sources said. https://www.thelocal.de/20160430/german-public-workers-dispute-settled Sat, 30 Apr 2016 12:27:45 +0200 german-public-workers-dispute-settled Hundreds of flights have been cancelled at airports across Germany as public sector workers walked out in a “warning strike” over pay. https://www.thelocal.de/20160427/hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-as-strikes-hit-airports Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:15:43 +0200 hundreds-of-flights-cancelled-as-strikes-hit-airports Flight delays and cancellations are expected at several German airports, including the main hub Frankfurt, next Wednesday due to ground personnel strikes announced by a services union. https://www.thelocal.de/20160422/strikes-to-hit-german-airports-next-wednesday-union Fri, 22 Apr 2016 18:36:40 +0200 strikes-to-hit-german-airports-next-wednesday-union For those planning to do last minute Christmas shopping online via Amazon this year, it might already be too late. Employees are striking all the way up to Christmas Eve. https://www.thelocal.de/20151221/amazon-strikes-to-continue-up-to-christmas-eve Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:46:53 +0100 amazon-strikes-to-continue-up-to-christmas-eve Families Minister Manuela Schwesig called on Wednesday for local governments to find a pay and conditions deal with daycare and social workers to avoid a new round of strikes. https://www.thelocal.de/20150812/minister-calls-for-end-to-childcare-strikes Wed, 12 Aug 2015 10:48:00 +0200 minister-calls-for-end-to-childcare-strikes Public sector union Verdi has reached a final agreement with Deutsche Post after a strike that lasted four weeks, meaning postal service should return to normal starting on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150706/post-strike-to-come-to-an-end-monday Mon, 06 Jul 2015 11:45:51 +0200 post-strike-to-come-to-an-end-monday