[MadIvan]

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

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[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!

[Cicero]

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.

[xm177e2]

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.

[MrPeanut]

"Germany in chaos"

Looks like the German years before WW2

[Sparta]

I say Schroder has less than a year left.(The Gerhart Schroder deathwatch)

[caisson71]

They are reaping what they have sewn.

[Jonathon Spectre]

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"...

[shrinkermd]

This cultured nation should do two "quits." Quit apologizing for Adolph Hitler and quit the socialist schemes.

[TopQuark]

Otto Schily, interior minister, warned Verdi against "going too far" and the composer immediately stopped writing operas.