Trade union IG Metall started with a series of warning strikes. In the third round of negotiations for a new agreement in the metal sector the employers came with a proposal for a 3% pay increase (over a 14 months’ period). For IG Metall this is not an acceptable offer and a series of warning strikes has started all over the country.
English:
http://www.france24.com/en/20120429-german-union-starts-strikes ...
http://www.just-auto.com/news/ig-metall-threatens-strike-action-if-65-pay-demand ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/29/us-germany-strikes-idUSBRE83S0G320120429
German:
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/tarifstreit-in-der-metallindustrie ...
http://www.igmetall.de/cps/rde/xchg/SID-02EA1D06-2CD1AB48/internet/style …
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