The ver.di services union has secured a 2.8% pay increase for workers at the Thüga energy company. The agreement runs for 15 months from 1 February 2006 and includes a 2.5% increase on rates for trainees. Inflation in Germany was running at 2.1% in the year to February.
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2.8% increase at the Thüga energy company
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