German doctors and pilots are preparing for a strike

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Focus” publication, after the third round of inconclusive negotiations on increasing the salaries of doctors in university hospitals, the union called for a warning strike on January 30. At the end of two days of consultations, it announced on Wednesday that the strike should continue all day and that a central warning strike rally was planned in Hanover.

In collective bargaining talks , the doctors’ union is demanding a 12.5 percent pay rise, as well as more bonuses for regular night, weekend and public holiday work. The union justifies the demand for a wage increase by the continued sharp increase in prices and by the salary gap between doctors at university hospitals and clinics of other providers.

The medical association demands The 12.5 percent higher salary is for about 20,000 doctors at German university hospitals. This association has stated that without fundamental improvements, dissatisfaction in the clinics will increase even more. It has called for warning strikes at Ford’s American car factory in Saarlouis. According to the announcement of this union, on Wednesday, the employees will stop working in the morning shift and Thursday in the night and lunch shift. Rallies are also planned on both days.

The vote on the pilot strike at Lufthansa subsidiary Discover Airlines is also underway. A spokesman for the company confirmed that the board of directors of the Cockpit Association decided to do so at the request of the Lufthansa Group’s collective bargaining commission. Negotiations with Lufthansa over the first collective agreement at the airline, which was founded two years ago, have already broken down. decide whether they want to go on strike or not. A letter to employees said that this would give the employer time to come up with an improved offer. The government recently led to many chaos and disturbances throughout this country.

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