Ramstein base workers will go on strike on the day of the meeting of NATO countries.

Employees of the Ramstein base in Germany will go on strike on Friday – the day of the meeting of the Contact Group for Support to Ukraine of NATO countries and their allies.

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“Through a drive to US Ramstein Air Force Base on Friday, the stationed forces want to highlight their wage demands,” union spokesman Suzanne Riedel said.

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She pointed to the last round of negotiations with the employer, which were “sobering” and which failed to agree on a salary increase, which at the moment is “close to the minimum.”

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The workers and the trade union representing them are not ready to put up with the fact that the employer agreed only to a wage increase of 4.1% within 14 months and a one-time payment of 1,500 euros. As Riedel emphasized, this is not enough to pay for increased electricity and gas prices, or to cover losses due to rising inflation.