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Port wage dispute moves towards indefinite strike vote

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/ Germany OECD complaint filed over Mercedes-Benz labour practices [IndustriALL] 16-09-2026


Port wage dispute moves towards indefinite strike vote [World Cargo News] 16-09-2026


/ Europe “Hands off our welfare state”: UNI Europa backs German unions’ nationwide day of action [UNI Europa] 15-09-2026


La vittoria dell’Afd in Sassonia e la crisi “esistenziale” della Germania [Collettiva] 09-09-2026


Germania, come salvare lo Stato sociale [Collettiva] 09-09-2026



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Port wage dispute moves towards indefinite strike vote 2026-09-16 [World Cargo News]

Germany Alabama OECD complaint filed over Mercedes-Benz labour practices 2026-09-16 [IndustriALL]

Europe “Hands off our welfare state”: UNI Europa backs German unions’ nationwide day of action 2026-09-15 [UNI Europa]

Belarus Ein Jahr Freiheit – ein Jahr Kampf und Solidarität 2026-09-11 [igbce.de]

Germany У Гановеры абмеркавалі рэпрэсіі супраць прафсаюзаў у Беларусі і пагрозу аўтарытарызму 2026-09-10 [salidarnast]

Germany Repression against trade unions in Belarus and the threat of authoritarianism discussed in Hanover 2026-09-10 [salidarnast]

Germania, come salvare lo Stato sociale 2026-09-09 [Collettiva]

La vittoria dell’Afd in Sassonia e la crisi “esistenziale” della Germania 2026-09-09 [Collettiva]

Mexico Fau supports Zapatista-driven hospital in Mexico 2026-09-07 [ICL]

Press freedom at stake in upcoming Saxony-Anhalt elections 2026-09-07 [EFJ]

Volkswagen to cut 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade 2026-09-07 [Deutsche Welle]

Netherlands Huelgas paralizan puertos de Alemania y Países Bajos y amenazan con generar nuevas demoras logísticas 2026-09-05 [Portal Frutícola]

Netherlands Port strikes hit Europe as schedule reliability drops to single digits 2026-09-04 [Journal of Commerce]

Работа шести портов Германии приостановлена из-за забастовки докеров 2026-09-04 [portnews.ru]

Профсоюз IG Metall предупредил VW о массовом сопротивлении реформам 2026-09-02 [tvoe-avto.com]

Global 140.000 kan miste jobben i Volkswagen 2026-09-02 [TV 2]

Volkswagen choc: fino a 115 mila esuberi in Germania 2026-08-31 [Collettiva]

Women deserve more 2026-08-27 [IG Metall]

Volkswagen может сократить до 140 тыс. рабочих мест — профсоюз уже предупредил компанию о вероятных забастовках 2026-08-26 [rb.ru]

Атаки на проводников: железнодорожники ФРГ грозят стачкой 2026-08-24 [DW]

На заводе Haribo в Бонне началась забастовка из-за зарплат 2026-08-21 [pro-personal.ru]

Germany COTU-K and FES Validate Kenya–Germany Bilateral Labour Agreement 2026-08-19 [COTU]

В шести морских портах Германии начались 24-часовые забастовки 2026-08-18 [portnews.ru]

Lufthansa og pilotene enige om mekling. Unngår nye streiker foreløpig 2026-08-11 [Hangar]

Stress-Related Sick Leave Jumps 80% in Eight Years — and Young Workers Are the Most Anxious 2026-08-03 [Ad Hoc News]

Summer Job Rush Begins in Germany — But Not All Teenagers Get the Minimum Wage 2026-07-30 [Ad Hoc News]

Europe EPSU stands in solidarity after Berlin Pride attack 2026-07-28 [EPSU]

Germany Solidariedade com os trabalhadores da Volkswagen 2026-07-22 [CGTP]

Retail Workers Walk Out: Inside Germany’s Escalating Pay Fight and the Legal Rules That Shape It 2026-07-22 [Ad Hoc News]

Spain Strikes Disrupt Waste Collections in Germany and Spain as Retail Workers Join Protests 2026-07-19 [Ad Hoc News]

2027 Labour Shake-up: Longer Temporary Contracts and Tax-Linked Severance for Job-Switchers 2026-07-12 [Ad Hoc News]

Union warns of 'conflict' as Volkswagen eyes mass job cuts 2026-07-10 [The Straits Times]

La menace d’un conflit social majeur plane chez Volkswagen 2026-07-10 [La Presse]

The government is threatening freedom of information 2026-07-10 [EFJ]

Работники торговли в Германии бастуют из-за низких зарплат 2026-07-07 [dialectic.club]

Mercedes-Benz Opens AI Chapter with HCLTech as 33,000 Workers Strike and Shares Bounce 2026-07-05 [Ad Hoc News]

Sick-Note Battle Splits Generations as Experts Warn of Higher Absenteeism 2026-07-05 [Ad Hoc News]

Retail Workers Stage Third Day of Strikes as ver.di Escalates Pay Dispute 2026-07-04 [Ad Hoc News]

Retail Strike Hits Major Chains as Wage Talks Stall – Union Demands 7%, Employers Offer 4.4% Over Two Years 2026-07-03 [Ad Hoc News]

Retail, Food Workers Set for Coordinated Strike Wave as Wage Talks Sour 2026-07-03 [Ad Hoc News]

Union members stage nationwide strike in Berlin 2026-07-03 [Reuters]

Thousands of German retail workers to strike amid pay dispute 2026-07-03 [Anadolu Ajansı]

Escalating Strikes Disrupt Germany’s Trade Sector. Labor Unions Step Up the Wage Battle 2026-07-03 [The Voice]

Fatal attack in Stade underlines need to protect public service workers 2026-07-03 [EPSU]

ETF railway affiliates visit DAC testing facility in Berlin 2026-07-03 [ETF]

Профсоюз готовит протесты на заводах Mercedes-Benz 2026-07-02 [dialectic.club]

Strike at Germany's Postbank averted as unions agree pay deal 2026-07-02 [DPA]

Global Germany Raised Its Minimum Wage. For Migrant Workers, Enforcement Is the Real Test. For more info 2026-07-02 [The Labour Pulse]

Part-Time Retirement Threshold to 58 as Shrinking Workforce Forces Policy Shift 2026-06-28 [Ad Hoc News]

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