Construction workers in east, west Germany get equal pay, 35 years on

NAMPA / DPA
2026-03-30
Frankfurt (dpa) - Construction workers in eastern and western Germany are to receive equal pay from April 1, more than 35 years on from reunification. The IG BAU trade union said on Monday that the pay gap will finally close when wages in the regions of the formerly socialist East Germany are increased by 5.3%, compared to 3.9% in the west. Union official Carsten Burckhardt described the measure as a historic step. "More than 35 years after reun......
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