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Union Mainz Draw Thrills Fans
The Bundesliga’s 16th matchday delivered a frustrating draw for Union Berlin against FSV Mainz 05, ending 2-2 after…
Union Blocks Path to Residency for Working Immigrants
Deep Division Emerges Over Proposed Immigration Reform in Germany A sharp political rift is widening within Germany’s governing…
Arrests for Truants Draw Union Fire
The practice of several German states resorting to juvenile detention as a punishment for persistent truancy is facing…
Union Demands Offer for Public Sector Workers
The stalemate in public sector wage negotiations across German states intensifies, with Verdi union leader Frank Werneke issuing…
Police Union Backs Nationwide Fireworks Ban
The German Police Union (GdP) Berlin is urgently calling for a fundamental shift in political policy regarding annual…
Police Union Slams Failure to Address New Year’s Chaos
A year after widespread rioting marred New Year’s Eve celebrations across Germany, the Police Union (GdP) is sharply…
Police Union Urges Nationwide Firework Ban
The head of Germany’s Police Union (GdP), Jochen Kopelke, is intensifying his calls for a nationwide firework ban,…
Police Union Backs Tougher Laws on Attacks
The German Federation of Police Officers (BDK) has voiced cautious support for the federal government’s proposed legislation to…
Union Demands Reform Focus Beyond Party Lines
Political Wrangling Threatens Stagnation in German Care Reform Negotiations A deepening rift between German political factions is jeopardizing…
Police Union Demands Fireworks Ban
The head of Germany’s Police Union, Jochen Kopelke, has issued a stark warning regarding the widespread proliferation of…
Data Retention Bill Gains Union Support
Legislative Push for Data Retention Sparks Controversy in Germany A draft law proposing the reinstatement of mandatory data…
Police Union Cites Shortfall in Data Retention
The German government’s proposal to mandate a three-month retention of IP addresses has triggered a complex interplay of…
Tax Cut for Restaurants Sparks Union Opposition
The proposed permanent reduction in value-added tax (VAT) on restaurant meals is facing staunch opposition from the leading…
Pilot Union Challenges Lufthansa
The relationship between Lufthansa and its pilot union, Cockpit, has deteriorated sharply, with the union signalling its intent…
Union Backs New DB Cargo Leader
The Eisenbahn- und Verkehrsgewerkschaft (EVG), a major rail and transport union, is expressing cautious support for the new…
EU Car Rules Face Union Pressure
Leading figures within the European People’s Party (EPP), specifically from the German Union faction, are intensifying calls for…
Teachers Union Fights Social Media Restrictions
The German Teachers’ Association President, Stefan Düll, has launched a sharp critique of the growing calls within both…
Union Stands Firm Demands Wage Hike
The leader of Germany’s largest service sector union, Verdi, Frank Werneke, has staunchly defended the union’s aggressive wage…
Union Loses Ground AfD Remains Dominant
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the CSU, have experienced another decline in voter…
Union Demands Changes to Pension Plan
The leader of the Junge Union (JU), Johannes Winkel, is publicly challenging the direction of the current German…
Bartsch Slams Young Union Over Pension Vote
The recent parliamentary vote on the pension reform package has drawn a mixed response, with Dietmar Bartsch, a…
Scooter Rules Tighten Police Union Calls For Action
The German Police Union (GdP) is calling for significantly expanded measures alongside the planned reform of liability rules…
Rail Union Cheers Management Overhaul
A sweeping restructuring plan unveiled by Deutsche Bahn CEO Evelyn Palla aims to drastically reduce the company’s top-level…
Union Rebels Defy Rent Package Vote
The passage of the contentious pension reform package through the Bundestag yesterday exposed a significant fracture within the…
Union Holds Lead Over AfD in New Poll
The latest ARD-Deutschlandtrend poll, released this week, paints a stark picture of German voter sentiment and signals a…
Union Forges Ahead On Pension Reform
The ruling coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) is poised to push…
Pension Rebels Miss Union Deadline
The deadline for members of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group to declare an intended vote against the government’s proposed…
Union Backs Minister in Pension Row
The labour movement has expressed cautious support for Labour Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD) amidst ongoing pension reform debates,…
Renten Deal Sparks Union Debate
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) parliamentary group convened Tuesday amidst palpable tension surrounding…
Union Pension Deal Faces Hurdles
Internal divisions within the conservative Union bloc are intensifying over the recently agreed pension reform package, threatening to…
Pension Reform Faces Union Pressure
Pressure mounts within the ruling conservative bloc as internal dissent over the proposed pension reform package intensifies. Klaus…
Coalition Plans Tax Perks for Union Members
A coalition of the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Union faction is proposing significant tax reforms that critics…
Bayern Edge Victory Union Stumbles
The weekend in the Bundesliga offered a stark illustration of the precariousness of form and the potential for…
Union Submits Transit Pay Demands
The United Services Union (Verdi) has initiated a significant escalation in labor negotiations impacting public transport across all…
Union Warns Against Rightward Shift
A leading figure within the CDU’s worker’s wing has issued a stark warning against any potential rapprochement with…
Union Urges Employers to Tackle Rising Sick Leave
The German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) is issuing a stark warning to employers, urging proactive measures to…
Police Union Sounds Alarm Over Staffing Shortages
A looming personnel shortfall is casting a shadow over Germany’s preparations for New Year’s Eve, sparking alarm from…
Renten Dispute Sparks SPD Union Clash
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has forcefully rejected criticism from the conservative “Young Group” within the governing coalition,…
AfD, Union Neck and Neck in New Poll
The latest Forsa poll paints a picture of political stagnation and deepening public discontent in Germany. The far-right…
US Ukraine Diplomacy Faces Union Scrutiny
The evolving US approach to Ukrainian peace negotiations, particularly under the potential return of Donald Trump, is generating…
Rent Dispute Escalates Schweitzer Slams Youth Union
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is steadfastly resisting calls from younger members of the Christian Union (CDU/CSU) to…
Union Edges Past St Pauli
The victory of 1. FC Union Berlin against FC St. Pauli by a narrow 1-0 scoreline on Sunday…
Union Pension Talks Stalled
The simmering internal dispute within the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) over pension reform has intensified, revealing a…
Lufthansa Counters Pilot Union Demands
Lufthansa’s CEO, Jens Ritter, has firmly rejected demands from the Vereinigung Cockpit union regarding improvements to the company’s…
Union Threatens Adidas Strike
The sportswear giant Adidas faces escalating labor tensions after abruptly withdrawing from industry-wide wage agreements, triggering a confrontation…
Ties Tighten Union and AfD Neck and Neck
The latest ZDF Politbarometer reveals a deeply fractured German political landscape, with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and…
Merz Gains Union Support in Pension Dispute
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s staunch defense of the coalition’s pension package is encountering unexpected backing from within the social…
Union Offers Concessions on Pensions Panel
The proposed German pension reform is facing internal friction within the ruling coalition, prompting calls for concessions and…
Employer Chief Backs Youth Union in Pension Dispute
A growing rift is emerging within Germany’s ruling coalition and within the conservative bloc itself, as a group…
Youth Union Rejects Pension Plan
The youth wing of Germany’s ruling coalition, the Junge Union (Young Conservatives), is publicly pushing back against the…
Union Defends ZF Leadership Amidst Division
The automotive supplier ZF is seeking a delicate balance between cost-cutting measures and advocating for policy changes impacting…
Union Feud Shadows Pension Confidence
The ongoing dispute within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) regarding the proposed pension package is generating increasing concern…
SPD Urges Union to Approve Pension Plan
The simmering tensions within Germany’s governing coalition have resurfaced as the debate surrounding pension reforms intensifies. The SPD…
Union Leader Slams Youth Group Rent Standoff
The debate surrounding Germany’s proposed pension reforms has intensified, with Yasmin Fahimi, Chair of the German Confederation of…
Union Seeks End to Pension Dispute
Negotiations between the CDU/CSU parliamentary group and the Young Union (JU) are intensifying ahead of the annual Germany…
Union Faces Pressure on Pension Vote
The political landscape in Lower Saxony is escalating tensions as state premier Olaf Lies, of the Social Democratic…
Union Must Unite For Pension Vote
The political maneuvering surrounding Germany’s contentious pension reform package has intensified, with Lower Saxony’s Minister President Olaf Lies…
Left Accuses Youth Union of Hypocrisy
The debate surrounding Germany’s proposed pension reforms has intensified, with leading figures trading accusations of hypocrisy and raising…
Union Calls for Mini-Job End
A prominent voice within the European Union’s parliamentary group is now calling for a drastic overhaul of Germany’s…
Union Fights Pension Plan Inequality
The proposed reforms to Germany’s occupational pension system, currently being championed by the federal government under the “Act…
Merz Turns 70 Seniors Union Wants Him In
The call for Chancellor Friedrich Merz to join the CDU’s Seniors’ Union has ignited a minor, yet revealing,…
SPD Debates Welfare Reform Amid Union Criticism
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has sharply criticized a move by the SPD’s left wing to halt the…
Youth Union Challenges German Chancellor on Pensions
The pressure is mounting on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz from within his own conservative party as the Young…
Bayern Drops Points Against Union Berlin
The Bavarian dominance in the Bundesliga faced an unexpected challenge this weekend as FC Bayern München were held…
Union and AfD Neck and Neck
The latest ZDF Politbarometer reveals a concerning shift in German political sentiment, with the traditionally dominant CDU/CSU experiencing…
Police Union Demands Safety Plan for Nuclear Transport
The head of North Rhine-Westphalia’s Police Union (GdP), Patrick Schlüter, has issued a stark warning to regional authorities,…
Poll Shows Union Narrows Gap With AfD
A hypothetical snap election would yield a deeply fragmented political landscape, according to a new poll conducted by…
Youth Union Demands Social Security Freeze
The youth wing of Germany’s conservative CDU, the Junge Union (JU), is escalating tensions with the ruling Social…
Union Demands Tech Platform Accountability
The escalating influence of major technology platforms is prompting a forceful call for increased accountability from Germany’s service…
Police Union Demands Syria Asylum Reviews
The arrest of a Syrian national on suspicion of terror-related offenses is prompting calls for a fundamental reassessment…
Union Demands Strong Wage Accord Law
The powerful service sector union, Verdi, is mounting significant pressure on the German government to swiftly enact the…
Union Demands Wehrdienst Law Overhaul
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) faction within the Bundestag is pushing for significant alterations to Defense Minister Boris…
Union Rejects Employer Health Plan
The German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) has vehemently rejected proposed reforms to the healthcare system put forward…
Union Edges Bielefeld in Thrilling Cup Clash
the increasing dominance of Bundesliga clubs over their second division counterparts, often achieved through sheer attrition rather than…
Youth Union Rejects SPD Criticism of Benefits Overhaul
A simmering tension is escalating within Germany’s governing coalition as reform plans for the Bürgergeld (citizen’s allowance) spark…
Police Union Seeks Wider Border Checks
The German Police Union (GdP) is escalating calls for broader authority allowing suspicion-free checks by the Federal Police,…
Union Threatens Action Over Cuts
Labor Leaders Threaten Action as Government Pushes Through Austerity Measures Germany’s two largest trade unions, IG Metall and…
Union Divided Over AfD Ties
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has cautiously welcomed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz’s rejection of…
Union Chief Slams Welfare Overhaul
The government’s proposed overhaul of Germany’s welfare system, dubbed “New Basic Security” is drawing fierce criticism from Verdi,…
Union Berlin Downs Gladbach
Berlin’s Union Solidifies Position, Gladbach Faces Mounting Pressure Friday night saw 1. FC Union Berlin claim a decisive…
Union Risks Division With AfD Ties
The internal debate within Germany’s center-right Union bloc regarding engagement with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) is generating…
Teacher Union Demands Education Overhaul
The latest findings from the IQB Education Trend study are triggering alarm bells within Germany’s education sector, with…
Youth Union Defies Pension Bill
The parliamentary arithmetic within Germany’s fragile coalition government is facing a significant challenge as the youth wing of…
Doctors Union Alleges Toxic Hospital Culture
A deeply concerning assessment of leadership culture within German hospitals has been delivered by Susanne Johna, chair of…
Union Backs Lottery Draft Amid Military Service Debate
The political wrangling over the future of Germany’s mandatory military service is intensifying, with the center-right CDU/CSU bloc…
Renten Deal Faces Union Opposition
The German government’s fragile coalition faces a critical juncture as the proposed pension reform package heads for a…
Union Flags Work Hour Changes Risk
The proposed overhaul of Germany’s working hours legislation is facing increasing scrutiny and resistance, with major labor unions…
Union Pensions Plan Sparks Generation Divide
The debate surrounding the government’s proposed pension reforms has intensified, with SPD lawmakers accusing younger members of the…
Healthcare Cuts Spark Union Warning
The German service sector union Verdi has strongly condemned plans by the Federal Ministry of Health to implement…
Union Demands Action on Nursing Reform
The Union faction within the German parliament is intensifying pressure on the federal-state working group tasked with reforming…
Doctors Face Union Opposition on Sick Leave Rules
The proposal by the German Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV) to ease regulations surrounding sick notes…
Union Demands Cargo Chief Removal
The German rail and transport union, EVG, has issued a scathing call for the immediate dismissal of DB…
Union Flags Supply Chain Law Erosion Risk
The European Union’s proposed Due Diligence Act, intended to enforce human rights and environmental standards across global supply…
Union Warns of Major Strikes
Germany faces a looming social crisis fueled by increasingly divergent economic policies and a widening gap between workers’…
Teachers Union Slams AfD Proposal
A proposal by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Saxony-Anhalt is facing fierce backlash from educators and…
Union Slams Welfare Reform Plan
The German government’s recent agreement on reforms to unemployment benefits, dubbed “Bürgergeld” has drawn sharp criticism from labor…
EU Child Protection Deal Faces Union Disappointment
A growing rift is emerging within Germany’s ruling coalition over the stalled negotiations surrounding the proposed EU “Chat…
Police Union Praises Federal Law Update
The German Federal Police union, GdP, has voiced cautious support for proposed amendments to the Federal Police Act,…
Union Defends Meatless Label Freedom
The European Parliament is poised to vote Wednesday on a contentious proposal championed by the European People’s Party…
Union Defends Wage Agreement Law
The German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) has defended the planned Loyalty to Collective Agreements Act, rejecting criticism…