>From: "Johannes Schneider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >There have been massive strike actions in the public sector (mostly of >transport workers) in Germany today. E.g. all public transport in Munich was >stopped this morning. According to the unions participation in the strike >was even better than expected. There were similiar actions in Berlin, >Dresden, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Bremen, Hamburg, Schwerin, Zwickau, Magedeburg, >Bonn, Kiel, Flensburg, D�sseldorf, M�lheim/Ruhr and Bielefeld. > >Johannes > >Here is the BBC report: >http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_735000/735830.stm > >Thursday, 4 May, 2000, 08:41 GMT 09:41 UK >Strike stops public transport in Germany > >Thousands of workers have staged a series of warning strikes in cities >across Germany, bringing much of local public transport to a halt. > >Workers in schools and hospitals are also taking part in the stoppages. > >The trade unions are demanding a five-percent pay rise and equal pay for >workers in eastern and western Germany. > >The government has offered a pay increase of around one percent. > >Further strikes are planned for Friday when the next round of talks is due >to start. > > > > > > --- from list [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
