German moves tip scales against more canal strikes

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Bonn—New German federal ministry offers of stronger workforce protection in the planned downsizing reform of the country’s aging, 7,500 km river canal system have tipped the scales against further strikes in the system, according to the workers’ union Verdi. “With the new levels of worker protection being offered by the Interior and Transport Ministries, further strikes would be rejected by the public and the canal system’s workforce,” the statement said.