German postal workers stage strike over salaries

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German postal workers have staged a one-day walkout, aimed at putting pressure on their employers to increase wages.


In 17 cities and regions across the country, hundreds of workers, mainly letter carriers, participated in the Wednesday strike, which was organized by the ver.di union.

Walk-outs were planned in Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne.

The union demands at least a 6 percent increase in wages this year for its 132,000 members.

However, after two rounds of negotiation, employer Deutsche Post did not present an offer.

The union says that more strikes are scheduled ahead of the next round of negotiations on April 25.

Short warning strikes are a frequently used labor tactic in Germany as a way to put pressure on the employers.

On March 21, workers at Germany's largest airline, Lufthansa, staged a one-day strike over pay and working conditions.

A month earlier on February 14, hundreds of flights were cancelled at the airport in Dusseldorf and Hamburg, after security staff walked off their jobs in protest to low payments.