Germany
Over 14,000 members of the ver.di services union are involved in a major strike at Deutsche Telekom, the telecommunications company. The strike began on 11 May in protest at the company's plans to transfer 50,000 employees to three new companies where they would have to work longer hours for lower pay.
Read more at > ver.di (DE)
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The Marburger Bund doctors' union is continuing its strike action over pay and hours into a seventh week with a demonstration planned for 3 May. The union is also now threatening to take action during the forthcoming World Cup in Germany. Read more at > Marburger Bund
Members of the CGT trade union at the private hospital owned by Médipôle Sud Santé in Narbonne in the South of France have been on strike for over two weeks in support of their demands for a pay increase of 3%, along with a monthly bonus of €100 and a 13th month payment. The union has called on the FHP private hospitals organisation to deal with pay at national level in view of a series of strikes in the sector – 37 around the country in May, June and July. Read more at > CGT (FR)
The ver.di services union has ended the strike in the Deutsche Telekom company following a compromise over the company's plans for outsourcing of 50,000 jobs. Although the outsourcing to three new companies will go ahead the employees affected will not suffer the level of pay cuts initially sought by the company. However, there will be a 6.5% cut in pay and increase in weekly hours from 34 to 38. At the same time there is a commitment to reduce outsourcing and to increase training. The company has agreed that there will be no redundancies at least until 2012. [Read more at > ver.di (DE)->http
