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Five things to know about Germany's public sector pay deal 2025-04-08 [The Local]

Berlin averts unlimited transport strikes as BVG cuts deal with union 2025-04-08 [The Local]

New study confirms SLAPPs is increasingly used against journalists 2025-04-03 [EFJ]

Stop Being So Defensive 2025-04-01 [Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung]

ver.di wins “Forward Through Collective Bargaining” Award for landmark postal strike victory 2025-03-30 [UNI]

New video report on inclusive education in Solingen 2025-03-25 [ETUCE]

BVG Strike Threat Looms After Failed Negotiations 2025-03-22 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

Verdi Announces 48-Hour Warning Strike At BVG Following Failed Negotiations 2025-03-22 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

Public Transport Workers Strike Looms In Berlin And Frankfurt 2025-03-22 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

Public Service Workers Across Germany Strike For Better Pay 2025-03-19 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

Berlin Faces Major Disruption As BVG Workers Strike 2025-03-19 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

ASEAG Workers Begin Warning Strike Today Over Labor Disputes 2025-03-19 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

From law to action: New centre to strengthen workers’ rights through human rights due diligence laws 2025-03-19 [UNI Global Union]

Berlin BVG to strike on March 19 and 20 2025-03-18 [IamExpat]

First collective agreement on the use of AI in film and TV production in Germany 2025-03-17 [UNI Global Union]

Court Limits Elbtunnel Closure Due To Verdi Strike 2025-03-14 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

Will Germany see unlimited strikes in the public sector? 2025-03-14 [The Local]

Invest now, don’t deindustrialise - IndustriAll Europe joins national German rally on 15 March 2025-03-14 [IndustriAll Europe]

ver.di holds AI in retail conference to put workers at the centre of AI transformation 2025-03-14 [UNI Global Union]

“Solidarity is our strongest tool:” UNI stands with ver.di Game Devs Roundtable in wake of Ubisoft Dusseldorf layoffs 2025-03-13 [UNI Global Union]

Workers at all US bases in Rheinland-Pfalz to hold daylong walkout Wednesday 2025-03-11 [The Stars and Stripes]

Germany; Flights cancelled as workers strike at 13 airports 2025-03-11 [Deutsche Welle]

Flight cancellations at Germany's Hamburg Airport affect more than 40,000 passengers after strike 2025-03-10 [CTV]

A one-day strike at 13 German airports, including the main hubs, brings most flights to a halt 2025-03-10 [CITY]

Germany: Hamburg airport cancels flights over sudden strike 2025-03-09 [Deutsche Welle]

Flight cancellations at Germany's Hamburg airport affect more than 40,000 passengers after strike 2025-03-09 [Stuff]

Airports brace for disruption Monday amid labor union strike 2025-03-09 [AL24]

Nurseries and care facilities go on strike ahead of Women's Day 2025-03-07 [The Local]

Major strike at German airports on Monday 2025-03-07 [The Times]

Health care workers across Germany go on strike 2025-03-06 [Deutsche Welle]

Hospital patients in Germany face disruption as Verdi begins two-day strike 2025-03-06 [The Local]

Postal workers reach agreement to raise wages after strikes 2025-03-05 [DPA]

Hospital staff set for strike on Thursday as dispute escalates 2025-03-03 [DPA]

Limited strike action affecting German postal services continues 2025-03-01 [DPA]

A two-day strike at Munich Airport results in most flights being canceled 2025-02-27 [CP]

A two-day strike at Munich Airport results in most flights being canceled 2025-02-27 [CP]

Strike at Munich airport set to cancel most flights 2025-02-26 [Deutsche Welle]

Munich terror: why the workers were marching 2025-02-24 [The Morning Star]

Education unions united to save remedial classes for primary schools 2025-02-21 [Education International]

Trade unions fight for solidarity and against the far right 2025-02-21 [ITUC]

In Germany, trade unions fight for solidarity and against the far right 2025-02-20 [Equal Times]

German auto parts giant to slash thousands of jobs 2025-02-19 [Deutsche Welle]

Public Sector Workers Strike Over Wage Demands 2025-02-18 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

Statement Regarding the Attack on ver.di’s Rally 2025-02-17 [ETF]

Germany: 2 injured in Munich car ramming die 2025-02-17 [Deutsche Welle]

EUROF: Solidarity with workers and employees with the trade union Ver.di in Munich 2025-02-17 [WFTU]

Collective agreement reached at Deutsche Bahn - warning strikes averted 2025-02-16 [Blue News]

EPSU stands in solidarity with Ver.di after Munich tragedy 2025-02-15 [EPSU]

UNI Europa stands in solidarity with ver.di following attack in Munich 2025-02-14 [UNI Europa]

German Trade Unionists Visit Israel, Marking 50 Years of Partnership With the Histadrut 2025-02-10 [Davar]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

2-04-1920 Military forces began assault against the workers' uprising in the Ruhr, Germany. The Social Democrats sent troops, including proto-fascists who tried to overthrow them like the Freikorps, to massacre workers, killing at least 1000. [more]

3-04-1920 The KAPD (Communist Workers' Party of Germany) was formed. In contrast to the KPD (the official Communist Party), which tried to get into government, the KAPD stood for direct action under the control of workers themselves. [more]

3-04-1920 Von Watter's troops recover by arms, the Ruhr. Soon, heavy sentences will be pronounced against the militant workers. A month after the putsch's defeat by the general strike, the accomplices of the putschists take their revenge. [more]

7-04-1919 Workers' councils declared the Bavarian Council Republic in Germany. However troops sent by the Social Democratic government crushed the rebellion at the end of the month, killing hundreds. [more]