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Port workers strike for 24 hours at key German ports as warning to employers

Thursday, disagreement regarding a wage raise for German port workers unleashed a 24-hour strike at a number of German ports. German ports are already heavily strained by volumes of import containers piling up.
Photo: PR / Dietmar Hapenpusch / Port of Hamburg Marketing Association
Photo: PR / Dietmar Hapenpusch / Port of Hamburg Marketing Association
by JENS THOMSEN

Thursday, labor union ver.di, representing German port workers, launched a 24-hour strike in several main ports as a warning to employers in the ongoing labor agreement negotiations, according to several German media.

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