German industrial union steps up strike campaign

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Germany’s biggest industrial union has launched a campaign of 24-hour strikes after talks on demands for wage raises and an optional shorter working week broke down.

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The IG Metall union called workers out starting with the night shift Tuesday evening at various companies in regions including the industrial heartlands of Baden-Wuerttemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia.

News agency dpa reported that the companies targeted included truck maker MAN, and the union said Wednesday that production at its main plant in Munich came to a standstill at midnight.

Before talks broke down over the weekend, IG Metall had staged smaller walkouts lasting only a few hours to exert pressure on employers.

The union is seeking a 6-percent raise and an optional 28-hour week. It plans to stage strikes until Friday.

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