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UNBELIEVABLE: German transport workers stage one of largest strikes in decades - The Untold Story

A protester holds a placard reading, 'Nancy [German Interior Minister Nancy Feser], give us the money!' at a demonstration at Hamburg's harbour during nationwide transport strikes on March 27, 2023 [Fabian Bimmer/Reuters]

Germany’s transport workers are staging one of the largest walkouts in decades as Europe’s biggest economy reels from inflation, which reached 9.3 percent in February.

Germany, which was heavily dependent on Russia for gas before the war in Ukraine, has been particularly hard hit by higher prices as it scrambled for new energy sources. Its inflation rates have exceeded the euro-area average in recent months.

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