German engineering union IG Metall agreed a pay-deal with employers yesterday, ending the two-week strike in the south-west state of Baden-Württemberg.
The agreement gives workers a 4 per cent pay rise for 12 months from June and 3.1 per cent for 12 months from June 2003. Workers will receive a one-off payment of €120 for May and the agreement will run until December 2003.
"We see our targets met in this agreement," said Mr Berthold Huber, IG Metall leader in Baden-Württemberg. The union had pushed for a 4 per cent rise in pay talks but walked out three weeks ago, calling employers' last offer of 3.3 per cent a "provocation".
Next Tuesday 800,000 union members in the state will vote on the local agreement. Strikes in Berlin are set to continue, though IG Metall leaders said they would meet employers this morning to discuss extending yesterday's agreement country-wide.
