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 Commuters face chaos Tuesday as public transport workers to strike around Germany Commuters can expect massive disruption on Tuesday as public transport workers across Germany walk out in a row over pay. https://www.thelocal.de/20200925/commuters-face-chaos-as-public-transport-workers-to-strike-around-germany Fri, 25 Sep 2020 16:52:12 +0200 commuters-face-chaos-as-public-transport-workers-to-strike-around-germany This is where workers around Germany are striking on Tuesday Public sector strikes were set to take place around Germany on Tuesday. Here's a look at where they're taking place - and why. https://www.thelocal.de/20200922/this-is-where-workers-around-germany-are-striking-on-tuesday Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:44:29 +0200 this-is-where-workers-around-germany-are-striking-on-tuesday More than 2,000 medical staff infected with coronavirus in Germany Nationwide in Germany "2,300 hospital staff members are infected with Sars-CoV-2,” reported the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) on Thursday following an inquiry to Germany’s Robert Koch Institute for public health. https://www.thelocal.de/20200402/over-2000-medical-staff-infected-with-coronavirus-in-germany Thu, 02 Apr 2020 20:07:55 +0200 over-2000-medical-staff-infected-with-coronavirus-in-germany End of an era as Germany's last black coal mine closes Germany will close its last black coal mine on Friday, turning the page on two centuries of mining history in the Ruhr region that helped fuel the country's post-war "economic miracle". https://www.thelocal.de/20181219/end-of-an-era-as-germanys-last-black-coal-mine-closes Wed, 19 Dec 2018 09:39:27 +0100 end-of-an-era-as-germanys-last-black-coal-mine-closes German Amazon employees strike for better pay, health conditions 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 Strikes loom as talks between metal workers' union and industry break down A labour dispute between German industry and the powerful metalworkers' union threatens to escalate with bouts of 24-hour strike action next week after talks with employers broke down. https://www.thelocal.de/20180125/strikes-loom-as-talks-between-metal-workers-union-and-industry-break-down Thu, 25 Jan 2018 16:29:46 +0100 strikes-loom-as-talks-between-metal-workers-union-and-industry-break-down Long lunches are 'bad for afternoon concentration' It sounds like the study bully bosses have been waiting for - German scientists say a long, relaxed lunch with friends is bad for workers' concentration and attention to detail. A quick, boring meal eaten alone at a desk is better, they say. https://www.thelocal.de/20130801/51167 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:58:00 +0200 51167 Unemployment steady as Sundays are sacrificed Unemployment fell in Germany in April, to slip beneath the three million mark, but was actually higher in seasonally adjusted terms, according to figures released by the German Federal Labour Agency on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120502/42289 Wed, 02 May 2012 13:15:00 +0200 42289