German postal workers aim for 7% pay rise in new negotiations

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2025-01-08

Berlin (dpa) - Wage negotiations for some 170,000 employees at German postal service Deutsche Post were set to begin on Wednesday, with trade union verdi calling for a 7% pay rise. Persistent staggering costs and food prices "can only be overcome with significant wage increases for employees," verdi chief negotiator Andrea Kocsis said in a statement published ahead of the collective bargaining talks on Tuesday. The vast majority of post office em......

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