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Cologne, Aug 11 (EFE/EPA).- Germany's railway workers were going a nationwide strike starting Tuesday night as travellers were warned to expect disruptions.According to Deutsche Bahn, only about one in four normally scheduled long-distance trains will run on Wednesday and Thursday. The Union of German Train Drivers (GDL) has called its members to a warning strike to achieve a 1.4 per cent wage increase and a ‘coronavirus bonus’ of 600 euros for 2021 and a 1.8 per cent increase for 2022. (Camera: SASHA STEINBACH).SHOT LIST: PASSENGERA AT COLOGNE CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION, AND DELAY INFORMATION ON A DISPLAY BOARD DURING A WARNING STRIKE IN RAILWAY OPERATIONS IN GERMANY AT COLOGNE CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION, IN COLOGNE, GERMANY.
Hannover-Stoecken (Germany), Mar 24 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Focke Strangmann) Volkswagen workers participated on Wednesday in a so-called "warning strike" at a company plant in Hannover-Stoecken, in northern Germany, after the fourth round of collective bargaining between the firm and the union IG Metall.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN HANNOVER-STOECKEN
Since the 19th century, the infamous Pinkerton spy agency has a history of union-busting and involving itself in businesses. Now, Business Insider reports Amazon has turned to Pinkerton to monitor European workers' labor union organizing efforts. Leaked documents from Amazon's Global Security Operations Center revealed analysts have been tracking workers' union organizing activities. A report from Motherboard also disclosed that Amazon data analysts use social media to monitor social justice and environmental activist groups' activities. It's the latest in a string of evidence that highlights Amazon's robust efforts to monitor and crack down on its workers unionizing. Earlier this year, Amazon listed, but quickly removed, a job opening for an analyst that would monitor employee's efforts to organize.
Dortmund (Germany), Oct 8 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Friedemann Vogel).- The second-largest union in Germany called for a public transport strike on Thursday in Germany that has led to the closure of the subway and bus services affecting millions of Germans. The union calls for a new collective wage agreement for its nearly 87,000 employees.FOOTAGE OF THE DORTMUND METRO ON THURSDAY.