Press review from 17 to 21 April 2006. The threat of a hard strike in the German metal branch and the comments on the meeting of Volkswagen' board of directors dominated the news in the German press this week. (Ref. 06397)
The prospect of a strike in German metallurgy
Wage negotiations which began in February did still not lead to an agreement. From now on, “the climate pleads in favour of a strike” noticed the Financial Times Deutschland. The positions of social partners however came closer, adds the economic daily newspaper “the trade union is ready to say yes to a differed wage increase “, explains the newspaper. Employers wish to break up wages into a set income and a premium given according to the financial
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