Germany: major trade unions want strong wage increases for 7 million employees

In accordance with IG Metall claims, Verdi (services) and IG BCE, the trade union for chemicals and energy known for its very moderate positions, demand that employees finally be given part of the astronomic benefits reported by German firms. (Ref. 070007)
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The wage negotiations of 2007 will concern about 7 million employees (see story n° 070002). After the chemical sector, which will start negotiations at the end of January, the sectors of metalworking, electrical engineering, building and print works, will start negotiations at the end of March. They will be followed by trade, insurance and, at the turn of the year, the public sector : « It is obvious that with a strong economic growth and fulminating successes in exports, we have high expectati

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