Germany: employers dread tough tariffs for 2008

A few days before wage negotiations in the public sector start, which will be the beginning of a series of other negotiations, employers' organizations warned : too important tariff agreements might curb growth. Indeed, unions expressed record claims in several branches. (Ref. 080014)
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In the public services, the services’ union Ver.di and the trade union confederation of civil servants (DBB Beamtenbund) are asking for at least 8% of wage increase for the approximately 2.1 million employees working for the federal state (Bund) and for towns after years of moderation. Negotiations will start on January 10 in Potsdam.

Steel industry, chemistry, trade and metal sector. In the steel industry, the metallurgy union IG Metall is also asking for an increase of at least 8% for the sect

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