'Mega strike' brings Germany to standstill as Europe hit by walkouts
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- 27 Mar 2023
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Germany has been brought to a standstill by a “mega strike”, as two powerful unions joined forces to cripple the country’s transport infrastructure.
German airports and train stations resembled ghost towns on Monday as workers downed their tools in a 24-hour strike.
In one of the largest strikes in years, flights, train services and buses were cancelled across the country.
Public sector union Verdi, which represents 2.5 million workers, teamed up with transport union EVG to call the mega strike.
The unions are demanding pay rises of up to 10.5 per cent for their workers as they seek to balance out the raging inflation that was kicked off by Russia’s war on Ukraine. Read More..
