Rare all-day strikes by thousands of German metal and engineering workers started on Wednesday and will end on Friday. About 260 companies are affected. Their union, IG Metall, wants an 8% pay
At least 2,000 Amazon warehouse workers in Germany have gone on strike over safety concerns relating to coronavirus, as the company announced it would hand out $500m in “special one-time Thank You” Jun 30, 2020 · Amazon workers in Germany strike against lack of coronavirus protection By Marianne Arens 30 June 2020 More than 2,000 Amazon workers are in the second day of a two-day strike at six facilities in Strikes in Germany - background summary Strikes and lockouts are only lawful in Germany in the context of collective bargaining and can only be called by trade unions. This means that there is no individual right to strike in Germany. Strikes in Germany continue as Verdi union leader warns of 'real trouble' ahead Tens of thousands of public sector workers in Germany have gone on strike amid a spat between unions and the Germany Airport Strikes in Munich, Frankfurt, Bremen and Cologne Germany Airport Strikes in Munich, Frankfurt, Bremen and CologneVerdi, a major German union, is demanding a 6 percent pay rise for around 2.3 million employees in public sector roles across the country. The February Strike (Dutch: Februaristaking) was a general strike in the German-occupied Netherlands in 1941, during World War II, organized by the then-outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands in defence of persecuted Dutch Jews and against the anti- Jewish measures and activities of the Nazis in general.
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Apr 15, 2019 · An Amazon spokeswoman said the company saw very limited participation in the strike across Germany, adding there was no operational impact so customer deliveries would not be delayed.
Jun 29, 2020 · Germany’s second largest trade union, Verdi, said that the “good and healthy work” strike would begin on Monday’s night shift and last for at least 48 hours. Orhan Akman, head of retail and mail order at Verdi, told Deutsche Welle : “We are stepping up the pace because Amazon is not showing [at this point] any insight and is endangering the health of employees in favour of profit.”
Germany Airport Strikes in Munich, Frankfurt, Bremen and Cologne Germany Airport Strikes in Munich, Frankfurt, Bremen and CologneVerdi, a major German union, is demanding a 6 percent pay rise for around 2.3 million employees in public sector roles across the country. The February Strike (Dutch: Februaristaking) was a general strike in the German-occupied Netherlands in 1941, during World War II, organized by the then-outlawed Communist Party of the Netherlands in defence of persecuted Dutch Jews and against the anti- Jewish measures and activities of the Nazis in general. Agitated workers face the factory owner in The Strike, painted by Robert Koehler in 1886. The following is a list of specific strikes (workers refusing to work in an attempt to change their conditions in a particular industry or an individual workplace, or in solidarity with those in another particular workplace) and general strikes (widespread refusal of workers to work in an organized political campaign on a broader national or international level). Jun 28, 2020 · Workers at six Amazon sites in Germany will go on strike on Monday in protest over safety after some staff at logistics centres tested positive for coronavirus, labour union Verdi said. Jul 15, 2019 · The company's workers in Germany have staged frequent strikes and protests since 2014, according to Verdi. Greenpeace activists abseil down the Amazon Logistik Winsen GmbH building, protested Jan 14, 2019 · The strike is being called by Verdi, which represents about 23,000 security workers throughout Germany. This is over wages, and talks are expected to resume on January 23, 2019. This strike will be happening in Frankfurt, Bremen, Dresden, Hamburg, Hannover, and Leipzig. It’s expected that the biggest disruption will be in Frankfurt.