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Ryanair to shut Berlin base as it blames rise in German aviation tax

Trade union criticises airline’s plan to halve passenger numbers to the city as ‘purely profit-oriented’

The Guardian - UK

British Travellers Face a Week of Cancellations as Lufthansa Celebrates Its 100th Birthday With Crews and Pilots On Strike

Two Lufthansa unions representing both pilots and cabin crews have been on strike for five straight days or six in the past eight days.

International Business Times UK

Strike at Berlin Airport: All flights cancelled on Wednesday, 57,000 passengers affected

No aircraft will take off or land at Berlin Airport on Wednesday, as the Verdi union has called on employees to go on strike. All 445 planned flights will have to be cancelled, affecting 57,000 passengers, according to BER management.

Euronews

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Mass travel disruption expected as transport union strikes in Germany

Buses, trams and local trains will be affected during the 48-hour walkout

The Independent UK

Germany secures wages of 12,000 local US Army employees amid budget crisis in Washington

The German federal government stepped in three weeks after the start of the US government shutdown.

Euronews

TikTok content moderators in Germany strike over AI taking their jobs

Trade union ver.di says about 150 employees in content moderation and content creator outreach are at risk of losing their jobs as TikTok looks to replace them with AI.

Euronews

Flight cancellations at Germany's Hamburg Airport affect more than 40,000 passengers after strike

Flight cancellations at Hamburg Airport after a surprise strike by workers have affected more than 40,000 passengers

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Berlin’s public transport grinds to a halt as workers strike ahead of German elections

With Germany gearing up for landmark elections on Sunday, Berlin’s iconic yellow U-Bahn carriages have remained at a standstill – along with trams and most buses. Unlike in France, where transport strikes are almost routine, German workers rarely take to the picket lines. So why are Berliners striking and will…

Radio France Internationale

Munich car attack suspect: What we know about Afghan bodybuilder and asylum-seeker Farhad Noori

The arrested suspect Farhad Noori had hints of an ‘extremist background’, police investigating attack that injured 36 people say

The Independent UK

Afghan Held After Suspected Ramming Attack Injures 28 In Germany

An Afghan asylum seeker was arrested after a suspected car ramming attack injured at least 28 people in the southern German city of Munich on Thursday, police said.

International Business Times

Driver who hit union rally in ‘suspected attack’ in Munich is Afghan asylum seeker, police say

Children among at least 30 hurt as incident expected to inflame tensions ahead of this month’s election

The Guardian - UK

Munich car attack latest: Suspect had Islamist motive police suggest as child among 36 injured

Afghan failed asylum-seeker in Germany believed to have put Islamist posts on social media suspected of attack

The Independent UK

German terror police probe Munich car attack that injured 30 people as Mini Cooper drove into crowd

Afghan whose bid for asylum was rejected being questioned as two people left fighting for life

The Independent UK

German Rail, Air Workers Walk Out In New Strike Round

Germany has been troubled by strikes for months as workers and management wrestle over terms amid high inflation and weak business activity.

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Germany Braces For Fresh Rail, Air Travel Strikes

Germany braced for more travel misery after unions on Monday called for renewed walkouts at Lufthansa and rail operator Deutsche Bahn, amid escalating rows over inflation-busting pay rises.

The Guardian - UK

Public transport workers join climate activists for week of strikes across Germany

Verdi union in unusual alliance with Fridays For Future, founded by Greta Thunberg, based on common goals

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Transport Workers in Germany Go on Strike Over Pay Demands

Transport employees in Germany went on strike for better working conditions, causing disruptions in buses, trams, and subway trains.

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Al Jazeera

Germany transport disrupted as bus, tram workers strike over pay, hours

Labour union Verdi has demanded improved working conditions, fewer hours and increased holiday entitlement.

International Business Times

German Union Calls On Amazon Workers To Strike On 'Black Friday'

Union Verdi called on workers at online retail giant Amazon in Germany to go on strike on the annual "Black Friday" shopping extravaganza, in their battle for better working conditions.

The Independent UK

German government, unions reach pay deal for public workers

German government officials and labor unions have reached a pay deal for more than 2.5 million public-sector workers, ending a lengthy dispute and heading off the possibility of disruptive all-out strikes

Reuters

Three German airports empty as transport strikes begin

Airports in Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Cologne Bonn were virtually empty on Thursday in the first of another round of strikes called by Germany's Verdi trade union over the cost of living crisis.

The Independent UK

German unions to hit railway, airports with new strikes

A German labor union is calling for railway workers to stage an eight-hour strike on Friday to back calls for an inflation-busting pay raise

Reuters

Strike to bring German rail travel to standstill on Friday

Commuters in Germany face widespread disruption on Friday after the EVG rail and transport union announced a nationwide strike during the busy morning hours, affecting national operator Deutsche Bahn.

Reuters

German public sector pauses strikes for now in wage dispute

German public sector employers have launched arbitration proceedings after inconclusive talks in the dispute with unions over pay, effectively suspending strikes that have hit the transport sector until after the busy Easter holiday period.

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