BBCNEWS World Business Report June 4, 2024 04:33:00
Striking, is demanding i2%. normal times in germany the demand is 6% and they settle for half, which is three, and three is roughly in line with the ecb, the european central bank inflation because if you add i% productivity growth is fine. if you demand 10.5 you would expect at least five. recent wage rises would suggest they could get seven this year and perhaps another for next year. that is at least what i expect. that is way too high for inflation, but we also have to take into account that workers have been suffering over the last two years, not just because inflation is high but they ha...