21/10/2009German cleaners strike for minimum wage The strike is aimed mainly at office buildings, administrations and aircraft, while a minimum service is to be maintained in hospital emergency rooms. Berlin -- Staff at German cleaning companies launched an open-ended strike on Tuesday to press for a minimum wage. The movement was kicked off by the IG BAU union in the eastern city of Magdeburg and should spread across the country in the coming days, a union spokesman said. A minimum wage is... [read full story]
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Human Resources, Employee Wages, Employee Compensation, Minimum Wage, Labor Disputes & Strikes, Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Berlin, Magdeburg
