Why not take this to it's logical conclusion? Strike until you get a five hour week.
German workers apparently have no grasp of why they're slipping economically, and why the Chinese will probably kick all of our butts.
I'm surprised the unions waited this long to try to make trouble for Merkel. They will not accept reform.
[An estimated 20,000 local and regional authority staff including nurses, cooks and cleaners have joined the largest public sector strike in 14 years. They are protesting against plans to extend weekly working hours by 90 minutes, from 38.5 to 40 hours a week.]
Is this a joke?
This must be a satire piece.
The Germans are supposed to be a country filled with intelligent and hard working people.
Please tell me this is a joke.
We should call in President Reagen to deal with them...
lazy socialists. Wait till Merkel tells them they won't be getting 8 weeks of guaranteed vacation time off per year anymore either.
Nationalized healthcare means that your nurses *all* go out on strike at once. Ditto for doctors.
...hope you don't need healthcare during those strikes.
Yeah, but nothing like this could ever happen in the US. </sarc>
i wish i had to work only 40 hrs. weekly!