Trade union boss rains on Köhler's unity parade
Franz-Josef Möllenberg, head of the NGG food industry trade union, has expressed scepticism about German President Horst Köhler's call for employer-worker unity to defeat the economic crisis.
IG Metall stages strike in wage dispute
Thousands of members of IG Metall, Germany's biggest industrial union, walked off the job in a series of limited strikes early Saturday morning to demand an eight percent pay increase in the metalworking and electronics sectors.
Union boss told to quit over Lufthansa flights
Trade union chief Frank Bsirske saw his tropical vacation interrupted with calls for his resignation on Saturday after <I>Bild</I> newspaper reported he had taken free first-class flights from Lufthansa shortly before a strike at the airline.
Pilot strike delays flights in Germany
A limited strike by pilots for several German airlines led to hours of delays for passengers around the country on Wednesday morning.
German public sector wage row resolved
Negotiations in the long-running wage dispute between public worker's union Verdi and employers have been successful, Verdi leader Frank Bsirske said in Potsdam on Monday. Further strikes are off the table and talks will continue in committees. Details of the agreement are forthcoming.
Strike looms as German wage talks fail
Germany faces the threat of more crippling strikes after arbitration talks in the ongoing public sector wage dispute collapsed on Thursday in Friedrichshafen.
German railway fights strike in court
German state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn on Friday said it had gone to court in a bid to block a threatened strike by train drivers next week.
German wage talks collapse
German public sector employers have announced the official collapse of wage negotiations with trade union Verdi. Mediators are now stepping in to try to avoid extended strikes.
Germany threatened by massive public sector strikes
The ongoing public sector labour dispute in Germany has reached a boiling point. Everything from trash collection to German airports could be affected by paralyzing strikes this week.