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Railway runs much-reduced schedule as drivers' union stages a 20-hour strike 2023-11-16 [The Financial Post]

Union calls for strike at Deutsche Bank's DB Direkt over wages 2023-11-15 [Saltwire]

'Declaration of war': How will Germany's 'warning strikes' affect you? 2023-11-13 [The Local]

Exhibition in Hanover draws attention to the problem of trade union prisoners in Belarus 2023-11-03 [Salidarnast.info]

Unions lose patience with ministers over industrial subsidies 2023-11-01 [Euroactiv]

First Woman to Lead Germany's Biggest Union Takes Aim at Tesla 2023-10-21 [The Financial Post]

Working towards a four-day week for steel industry 2023-10-20 [IndustriALL]

Solidarität mit Israel 2023-10-11 [Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft]

On German Prime Day, Workers Strike at Amazon’s German Warehouses 2023-10-11 [UNI Global Union]

Union calls for more transparency in Thyssenkrupp Steel M&A talks 2023-10-10 [Reuters]

Tesla workers in Germany join union as health and safety issues grow - union 2023-10-10 [Reuters]

Tesla Staff in Germany Worry Over Conditions, Union Says 2023-10-09 [BNN]

Gräfenhausen strikers demonstrate that supply chain accountability is possible through workers’ solidarity 2023-10-05 [ITF]

Rise in Tech Worker Unionization: A Spotlight at Labor.A Conference, Berlin 2023 2023-10-05 [UNI Global Union]

Doctors launch 1-day strike over pay, bureaucracy 2023-10-03 [Deutsche Welle]

Trade unions warn of public-sector staff shortages 2023-08-14 [Deutsche Welle]

Mediators put forward a proposal to end a lengthy German railway pay dispute 2023-07-27 [AP]

Young trade union leaders strengthen union action through international exchange 2023-07-26 [IndustriALL]

Germany: strike ends at Vestas 2023-07-17 [IndustriALL]

'Salidarnast' organized a summer school for trade union activists from Belarus 2023-07-18 [salidarnast.info]

Amazon workers in Leipzig start 48-hour strike for higher wages 2023-06-26 [Reuters]

Journalists’ organisations criticise Axel Springer’s plans to cut 200 jobs 2023-06-26 [EFJ]

German tabloid, Bild, to replace 200 workers with AI 2023-06-25 [Israel Natl News]

Unions criticise possible Deutsche Bank job cuts 2023-06-24 [Saltwire]

EVG rail union plans strikes after wage talks collapse 2023-06-23 [Reuters]

Content moderator in Germany put on leave after testifying over work conditions 2023-06-23 [Reuters]

ver.di and UNI launch union guide to assessing human rights risks under new German due diligence law 2023-06-22 [UNI Global Union]

German trade union IG Metall conducted a campaign in support of trade union activists in Belarus  ActNOW!  2023-06-12 [salidarnast.info]

Another DB offer on the table for German railway workers 2023-05-26 [Rail Freight]

German confectionery workers to strike in June as pay talks break down 2023-05-17 [Just Food]

East German workers strike, claiming they are paid less than counterparts in the west 2023-05-17 [Yahoo]

Christiane Benner To Head Germany's Biggest Union 2023-05-16 [Barron's]

Railway union calls off planned 50-hour strike 2023-05-14 [Saltwire]

Country braces for 50-hour train strike after employers refuse union demands 2023-05-13 [ABC]

Rail workers union announce 50-hour strike 2023-05-12 [The Morning Star]

IFJ statement on the resignation of one of its German affiliates 2023-05-11 [IFJ]

Regional transport strikes to cease as workers secure 300-euro pay rise 2023-05-09 [IAMEXPAT]

Top union to enter Thyssenkrupp defence sales talks 2023-05-05 [Reuters]

Rail union threatens week-long strike after failed talks 2023-04-28 [The Local]

Public Sector Unions Win Significant Pay Rise 2023-04-26 [PSI]

At Mondelēz, decent pay rise achieved following warning strikes 2023-04-26 [IUF]

Airport strikes lead to cancellations in Berlin, Hamburg 2023-04-26 [Wings]

Airport strikes hit Berlin, Hamburg 2023-04-24 [Deutsche Welle]

Railway, airline workers strike 2023-04-23 [PTV]

Government, unions reach pay deal for public workers 2023-04-23 [The Financial Post]

An action in support of Belarusian trade unions took place in the center of Berlin  ActNOW!  2023-04-20 [salidarnast.info]

Two of the country's largest unions teamed up to demand change 2023-03-29 [Foreign Policy]

Nearly 5,000 workers gathered in Berlin to demand a pay rise 2023-03-27 [Turkiye]

Transport 'Mega-strike' Hits Germany 2023-03-27 [Barron's]

Strike over pay is matter of survival, union boss tells Bild 2023-03-27 [Saltwire]

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