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Germany hit by wave of public sector strikes (HOLD MEIN BIER, THE CHAOS)
The Financial Times ^
| December 18, 2002
| Hugh Williamson
Posted on 12/17/2002 3:51:04 PM PST by MadIvan
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I suspect the unions are going to go completely potty at some of the concessions that Schroeder has made to the Christian Democrat opposition. Chaos is overtaking Germany.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
12/17/2002 3:51:05 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: Delmarksman; Sparta; Toirdhealbheach Beucail; TopQuark; TexKat; Iowa Granny; vbmoneyspender; ...
Bump!
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posted on
12/17/2002 3:51:17 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: MadIvan
Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains...oh, and the cushy retirement plan...the five weeks a year vacation...the free spa time...the 35-hour work week...hey, c'mon here, you're oppressed!
To: MadIvan
Hillary could straighten out this mess.(/sarcasm)
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posted on
12/17/2002 3:56:36 PM PST
by
Mark
To: Billthedrill
Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains...oh, and the cushy retirement plan...the five weeks a year vacation...the free spa time...the 35-hour work week...hey, c'mon here, you're oppressed! Plus the sick time, paternity and maternity leave, and so on.
Oh yes, they're so oppressed. My heart bleeds for them. Can't you tell? /sarcasm ;)
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
12/17/2002 3:57:26 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: MadIvan
Senior trade union officials warned that this prediction was too optimistic, as many existing jobs would be broken up into a number of smaller mini-jobs to save employers money. Exactly. Then the companies might not have to shut down or move out of the country.
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posted on
12/17/2002 3:59:43 PM PST
by
Cicero
To: MadIvan
Weren't labour strikes a big reason for the massive Tory victory in England? "Labour isn't working"...
This is all going to come down on Schroeder's head.
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posted on
12/17/2002 4:03:21 PM PST
by
xm177e2
To: xm177e2
Weren't labour strikes a big reason for the massive Tory victory in England? Yes it got to the point that the dead were left unburied and garbage uncollected. It was madness. Germany is not quite at that level yet, but on its way.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
12/17/2002 4:05:10 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: MadIvan
"Germany in chaos"
Looks like the German years before WW2
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posted on
12/17/2002 4:08:50 PM PST
by
MrPeanut
To: Billthedrill
Don't forget the mandatory windows. LOL Honestly, if I recall correctly German workplaces are required to have a certain number of windows depending on the size of the workplace.
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posted on
12/17/2002 4:14:09 PM PST
by
riri
To: MadIvan
I say Schroder has less than a year left.(The Gerhart Schroder deathwatch)
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posted on
12/17/2002 4:21:15 PM PST
by
Sparta
To: MadIvan
They are reaping what they have sewn.
To: Sparta
I agree with you - I think the present German government will be out by June.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
12/17/2002 4:26:46 PM PST
by
MadIvan
To: MadIvan
SOCIALIST ARMAGEDDON!
Thanks for posting all these Ivan, it's interesting to watch an entire country lose its mind.
Now where are those dirty "unacceptably rich"...
To: MadIvan
A few million leftists are about to be mugged by reality...
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posted on
12/17/2002 4:39:51 PM PST
by
xm177e2
To: MadIvan
This cultured nation should do two "quits." Quit apologizing for Adolph Hitler and quit the socialist schemes.
To: Jonathon Spectre
A few years ago. the Bundesrepublic had a massive drive to attract the "rich."
They offered a free castle, to persons with wealth, if they would move to Germany.
No takers.
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posted on
12/17/2002 5:20:23 PM PST
by
patton
To: MadIvan
Otto Schily, interior minister, warned Verdi against "going too far" and the composer immediately stopped writing operas.
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posted on
12/17/2002 5:25:27 PM PST
by
TopQuark
To: riri
Personal hygiene is less than what is considered normal in the USA, so the window thing may be considered mandatory.
OTOH,when I lived in Germany 20 years ago mol, the average villagers were meticulous about cleanliness for their homes and property.They swept the sidewalks and even the streets in front of their homes, and locals even raked their surrounding "forests".
I haven't been back since then, and that was long before the wall came down.I see a taste of things to come in this country, but since I live in a "right to work" state,Florida, possibly we will have less problems overall than "liberal" union states.
But I still refuse to buy anything from Germany untill they prove their status as a true ally.I miss the beer.....
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posted on
12/17/2002 5:45:36 PM PST
by
sarasmom
To: shrinkermd
Why should they quit apologizing for Hitler? Are you against apologies in general. Or is it apologizing for Hitler that bothers you.
Seems to me that if a country is going to apologize for anything, Hitler would be a really good candidate.
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