The labour union in Germany has been staging a series of warning strikes during an industrial dispute at Hamburg.
The latest warning strike began on September 4 with dockworkers at three container terminals. In addition to their dissatisfaction with the contract offer, dockworkers were expressing their dissatisfaction with Hamburg’s Parliament’s approval this week of the agreement for a company merger.
Union members had rejected a previous offer of two alternatives after union leaders agreed to submit what was being called the “best and final” offer from the Central Association of German Seaport Companies (ZDS).