The union IG Metall demands 6% higher wages for the 12,000 workers in the textile industry in East Germany. In addition, the annual special payment is to be increased to 100% of an average monthly salary. IG Metall also wants to extend the collective agreement on demographic partial retirement, which expires at the end of April.
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