amazon: German union calls Amazon workers in Leipzig to strike for 48 hours
German public sector union ver.di on Monday called for a 48-hour strike starting immediately at Amazon’s warehouses in the country’s eastern city of Leipzig.
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The workers want a collective labour agreement that includes a 2.5 euro ($2.73) per hour wage increase for a 12-month period.
They also want a 250 euro wage increase for apprentices and the labour agreement must become binding for the company.
The union’s representative Ronny Streich called Amazon’s offer of a 3% wage increase for the first year of the agreement “a slap in the face”. Amazon in Germany did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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German public sector union ver.di on Monday called for a 48-hour strike starting immediately at Amazon’s warehouses in the country’s eastern city of Leipzig.
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The workers want a collective labour agreement that includes a 2.5 euro ($2.73) per hour wage increase for a 12-month period.
They also want a 250 euro wage increase for apprentices and the labour agreement must become binding for the company.
The union’s representative Ronny Streich called Amazon’s offer of a 3% wage increase for the first year of the agreement “a slap in the face”. Amazon in Germany did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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