Warning strikes in Saxon breweries continue
The union is fuming and sees the barrel overflowing. The employers point to high wage levels and falling beer sales. The labor dispute in some breweries continues.
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The union is fuming and sees the barrel overflowing. The employers point to high wage levels and falling beer sales. The labor dispute in some breweries continues.
Employees at breweries in Saxony are fighting for better pay. To increase the pressure on employers, the NGG trade union has called another warning strike.
The employees of the Saxon breweries no longer want to be paid less than their West German colleagues. They are continuing their industrial action.
For the Food, Beverages and Catering Union, the barrel is full. Warning strikes are now intended to exert pressure on the ongoing wage negotiations in the Saxon brewing industry.
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