Undercover as a farm worker in Germany: ‘My hands are numb. No one knows when the shift will end’ 2024-09-18 [The Guardian] Union ready to strike as industrial sector pay talks start 2024-09-12 [Reuters] Volkswagen scraps a slew of labor agreements as standoff with unions intensifies 2024-09-11 [CNBC] Volkswagen scraps decades-old job guarantees, paving way for lay-offs 2024-09-11 [Reuters] Union urges Hamburg port workers to agree deal following disruptive weekend 2024-09-09 [The Loadstar] Unions pledge to leave 'no idea unexplored' in tackling VW crisis 2024-09-05 [Reuters] Union Says Open to 4-Day Work Week Amid Clash With VW 2024-09-05 [The Financial Post] Volkswagen: IndustriAll Europe stands together with workers and IG Metall to secure a future for all 2024-09-05 [IndustriAll Europe] Threat of more strikes at German ports as workers reject 'inadequate' offer 2024-08-28 [The Loadstar] Breaking the Mould: Germany's Supply Chain Act as a New Approach to Global Labour Rights Accountability 2024-08-26 [China Labour Bulletin] German game workers at devcom form new association, issue demands for better working conditions 2024-08-20 [UNI Global Union] IG Metall continues campaign against violation of workers’ rights 2024-08-01 [salidarnast.info] BILD reporter Iman Sefati threatened with a knife at private residence 2024-08-01 [EFJ] Union looks concerned at tense housing market 2024-07-21 [ASB Zeitung] New offer made in wage dispute at German seaports 2024-07-14 [DPA] Workers strike at 3 major ports 2024-07-11 [The Daily] Workers’ fight secures agreements across German retail sector 2024-07-08 [UNI Global Union] IG BAU calls for year-round climate short-time work benefits amid rising temperatures 2024-07-01 [BWI] Verdi declares first settlement in prolonged salary disagreement 2024-06-21 [Aussiedlerbote] Metall threatens strikes for wind industry workers over pay demands 2024-06-21 [Windpower] Union calls for port strike 2024-06-17 [Port Technology] Biggest industrial union seeks a 7% raise for millions of workers 2024-06-17 [The Post] Journalist Ignacio Rosaslanda physically assaulted by police and arrested while covering a police operation 2024-06-03 [EFJ] IG Metall stages warning strikes at STAEDTLER 2024-06-01 [BWI] The longing of the new working class for a solidary ‘we’ 2024-05-23 [Social Europe] IG Metall stages warning strikes at STAEDTLER 2024-05-17 [BWI] Construction workers initiate the first strike in 17 years 2024-05-14 [ASB Zeitung] Deutsche Telekom workers stage strike ahead of ‘decisive’ pay talks 2024-05-14 [Telco Titans] Verdi urges Telekom customer service employees to go on strike on Sunday. 2024-05-12 [ASB Zeitung] Community media journalists to report politics through a gender lens 2024-05-07 [IFJ] Demonstrations Break Out in Germany Amid Workers’ Day 2024-05-03 [Atlas News] Deutsche Bank and union reach pay deal for Postbank employees 2024-05-03 [Reuters] Thyssenkrupp rebuffs union claims regarding steel stake sale 2024-04-29 [Reuters] Union calls for strikes at retailers IKEA and Metro 2024-04-26 [DPA] Journalists’ organisations call for a day of action at public broadcasters 2024-04-17 [EFJ] Urgent action to support NGG’s petition against closure of the Landliebe dairy plants 2024-04-15 [IUF] Bus Drivers Strike with Climate Activists in 57 German Cities 2024-04-15 [Labour Notes] Union Triumphs in Tesla Election Despite Elon Musk's Opposition 2024-04-08 [Focus] German public service union agrees wage cuts and industrial action amnesty for Lufthansa ground staff 2024-04-05 [WSWS] Lufthansa new offer to end strikes is 'historic', says happy union chief 2024-04-03 [Loadstar] DB rail OKs union's 35-hour-week demand to end months of dispute 2024-03-27 [DPA] Deutsche Bahn And Train Drivers Reach Deal In Wage Dispute 2024-03-26 [Barron's] Train drivers’ union and railway operator reach a deal in their long dispute 2024-03-26 [CITY] Union Falls Short of Majority at Key Tesla Plant Council 2024-03-21 [Bloomberg] Ground workers, Lufthansa pick mediators ahead of wage talks 2024-03-19 [DPA] GDL discusses accepting arbitration 2024-03-19 [WSWS] Unionized public transport workers plan to strike in Bremen March 19-20 2024-03-16 [Crisis 24] Rail Operator Sees End to Strikes, Agreement Next Week 2024-03-16 [Bloomberg] Tesla Germany staff to elect new council to gain control over work conditions 2024-03-16 [Reuters] Millions of passengers are affected in Germany as union members go on strike again 2024-03-14 [ABC]
This month in labour history 7-09-2012 Cabin crew at Lufthansa strike over pay and contracts for temporary crew. [more]