German public sector union ver.di on Monday known as for a 48-hour strike beginning instantly at Amazon’s warehouses within the nation’s japanese metropolis of Leipzig.
The employees need a collective labour settlement that features a 2.5 euro ($2.73) per hour wage enhance for a 12-month interval.
They additionally need a 250 euro wage enhance for apprentices and the labour settlement should change into binding for the corporate.
The union’s consultant Ronny Streich known as Amazon’s provide of a 3% wage enhance for the primary 12 months of the settlement “a slap in the face”. Amazon in Germany didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
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Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com