Another nationwide day of strike and protest action is planned by the Marburger Bund doctors' union on 6 September. An estimated 10,000 joined strike and protest action in August in opposition to the regional government employers' plans for a 42-hour working week and to cut Christmas and holiday pay.
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Doctors continue strike action
Doctors organised in the Marburger Bund trade union are also continuing their strike action and demonstrations against the regional government employers. They are campaigning for better working conditions and salary levels on a par with other countries. The most recent demonstration saw around 6,000 doctors rally in Cologne. Read more at > Marburger Bund
Doctors continue strike action as dispute moves into fourth month
The Marburger Bund doctors' union has taken up the offer of the regional government employers to restart talks over a new collective agreement for doctors on 16 June. However, doctors went head with strike action on 12 June with the union claiming that this marked a high point in strike action with 13,800 doctors involved in 43 towns and cities (25 university clinics and 18 regional hospitals) across Germany. Read more at > Marburger Bund (DE)
Doctors continue protests over pay and hours
Doctors employed by the regional governments in Germany are continuing their protests over pay and working hours. Their union, the Marburger Bund, has organised a week of action beginning with a national demonstration on 5 August. Read more at > Marburger Bund