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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

This month in labour history

7-09-2012 Cabin crew at Lufthansa strike over pay and contracts for temporary crew. [more]