COMPROMISE HAS BEEN REACHED BY VARIOUS GROUPS ON THE DISPUTED DEMAND FOR SIX PERCENT (6%) TARIF INCREASE.

COMPROMISE HAS BEEN REACHED BY VARIOUS GROUPS ON THE DISPUTED DEMAND FOR SIX PERCENT (6%) TARIF INCREASE.

      The government, Workers Trade Union and Post Office employers reached a compromise on the disputed demand for six percent (6%) tarif increase which ended the over fourty eight hours civil disobedience in strike and demonstration carried out by the Post Office employees through-out the States of Germany. The agreement reached specified a three point one percent (3.1%) tarif increase for this year and additional tarif increase of two point six percent (2.6%) in the next year making a five point seven percent (5.7%) tarif increase for the Post Office employees. However, students, or skilled workers that have been enrolled for training to be trained and qualified as skilled Post Office employees have been allocated a six point one percent (6.1%) tarif increase more than the percentage that had been demanded by workers by zero point one percent (0.1%). Reason for more pay increase for Post Office employees focused on increasing living standards expense in Germany and the European Union, besides the demand for more share in Germany's current prosperity for the Post Office employees.

                                       Written by Professor Godfrey Ohia.