Unions are seeking a pay increase of at least 10.5% and have dismissed offers from employers of about 5% over two years plus one\u002Doff payment
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High inflation also seen elsewhere last year has hit many workers hard, said Ulrich Silberbach of the Civil Service Federation. His colleague Martin Burkert from the EVG rail union lamented that workers’ pay is a fraction of what some top managers earn.
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