German workers stage day-long strikes as wage talks hit snag
Workers at industrial giants escalate labour dispute with strikes across country that employers say will severely disrupt production
Workers at industrial giants from Siemens to Daimler escalated a labour dispute with a series of day-long strikes across Germany that employers said will severely disrupt production.
Wage negotiations with the IG Metall union, which represents about 3.9 million employees and has already rallied almost 1 million protesters since the start of the year, culminated in 16 hours of tense and ultimately inconclusive talks last weekend.
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