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Leipzig / Zwickau (dpa / sn) - In Leipzig and Zwickau, more than 14,000 workers in the Saxon metal and electrical industry are on strike again on Wednesday to emphasize their demand for equal pay in East and West.
In the Porsche factory in Leipzig, as well as at Volkswagen and the suppliers GKN Driveline Mosel and SAS Automotive Systems in Zwickau and Meerane (district of Zwickau), the production lines have come to a standstill again - this time for 24 hours.
"Longer strikes increase the intensity of our pressure on employers," says Bernd Kruppa, first authorized representative of IG Metall Leipzig.
Solutions for the employees would have to be found at the negotiating table.
The wave of warning strikes has been running since the beginning of March.
With this, the union wants to put pressure in the current wage dispute.
On Tuesday, more than 5000 employees at the BMW plant in Leipzig had stopped their work for 24 hours.
Specifically, IG Metall is demanding four percent more money for twelve months in the ongoing negotiations, which is to be used to secure employment and income.
In addition to future company collective wage agreements, collective bargaining also includes a collective adjustment allowance and the improvement of takeover regulations for trainees.
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