Last-minute agreement. “Bargaining was particularly long and tricky” an NGG spokesperson told Planet Labor, reminding that the talks had started in December 2012 and that warning strikes were organized in January and February on most of the group’s 60 sites in Germany. “Up to the very last minute, the outcome was unknown” the spokesperson goes on, adding that the union had presented an ultimatum: if no agreement was reached by April 9, it would have asked employees to vote a strike. “But...
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Last-minute agreement. “Bargaining was particularly long and tricky” an NGG spokesperson told Planet Labor, reminding that the talks had started in December 2012 and that warning strikes were organized in January and February on most of the group’s 60 sites in Germany. “Up to the very last minute, the outcome was unknown” the spokesperson goes on, adding that the union had presented an ultimatum: if no agreement was reached by April 9, it would have asked employees to vote a strike. “But the management presented a last-minute offer and the agreement reached is a great victory.”
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