Germany's public sector strikes hit fifth week

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STUTTGART, Germany, March 6 (Reuters) - Thousands of German public sector employees walked out of work again on Monday, kicking off a fifth week of German public sector strikes over plans to extend working hours and cut bonuses.

According to services union Verdi, more than 28,000 state and communal authority workers staged walkouts in nine states in what is Germany's biggest public sector strike in 14 years.

Verdi head Frank Bsirske said at a rally in Stuttgart in ...

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