German labor union ver.di said it has called for nationwide
strikes Tuesday and Wednesday at Deutsche Post AG (DPW.XE), putting
increased pressure on the mail and logistics company in a wage
dispute.
Several thousand employees across Germany are likely to join the
strike, the labor union said.
Monday, 250 employees striked at two different German sites,
including at Frankfurt's international airport, where the majority
of international mail is processed.
The union is demanding a 6% wage increase for 132,000 Deutsche
Post employees represented in a new collective wage pact to run for
12 months, and improvements for about 43,000 civil servants as well
as trainees.
The parties failed to reach an agreement in the second round of
negotiations on April 15 and postponed further talks until April
25. Deutsche Post employees have been conducting warning strikes on
and off since April 17.
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