Germany: 5.5%-8.6% wage increases at Deutsche Telekom

m and the Ver.di union accepted the propositions made by the mediator called in to settle the block in the negotiations which started in early 2009. The agreement is valid for 24 months and mostly affects employees at T-Service, the subsidiary of which the creation led to a strike for several weeks in 2007. It also includes clauses on the extension of employment guarantee and the protection against the sale of T-Service’s three service branches. In the background is the announced merger of the