Wave of strikes in Germany: Strikes are getting harder and harder. Experts say that collective bargaining conflicts are becoming more intense than before.
But also: It gets even harder. More and more strikes on the railways, warning strikes in air transport - and now both at the same time: People on the move in particular are feeling how collective bargaining disputes are escalating. For the unions, this means a “power resource” for the current labor shortage. If unemployment is high, however, unions lose power: “Then wage demands are lower.”