Vol.63/No.6 February 15, 1999
Germany: metalworkers hold protest strike
Some 200,000 metalworkers across Germany participated in
brief strikes January 29, double the number the union
officials had expected. The job action affected companies in
13 of 16 German states. The strikes, which lasted up to one
day, are intended to serve warning to the employers'
association, which is refusing the union's demand for a 6.5
percent wage increase. If negotiations do not progress, the
union projects full strike action March 1.
Front page (for this issue) |
Home |
Text-version home