The German services-sector trade union Ver.di has held warning strikes at several major mail-sorting centres in an effort to back up its wage demands.
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World Bank's Zoellick Warns of New European Protectionism ... stoppages will lead to delays in the delivery of around three million letters. Talks between Ver.di and Germany's postal service, Deutsche Post, broke off on Saturday morning. The union has rejected an offer that management says would amount to a 5.5 percent pay increase and involve a half-hour increase in the working week. Among other things, Ver.di is seeking a seven per-cent pay rise. The union has threatened to call open-ended strikes next month, unless Deutsche Post meets its demands.
(Deutsche Welle)
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