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Strike Culture: When Germans strike - it's a well organised affair - Made in Germany 11.01.2008

Kay HagedornMarch 12, 2008

British trade unions are renowned for being confrontational. The French create nation-wide chaos with their general strikes. When Germans strike, it's a quieter affair - well-organised and traditionally followed by coffee and cake at trade union headquarters.

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