Over 400,000 workers strike across Germany (VIDEOS)

Employees demand higher wages and job security in the country’s crisis-hit industrial sector More than 413,000 workers across Germany’s crisis-hit industrial sector have taken part in strikes and rallies this week, demanding higher pay and job security, trade union IG Metall announced on Friday.Germany’s largest union reported more than 2,800 actions nationwide since Sunday, hitting carmakers, engineering companies, metal producers, and suppliers after three rounds of wage talks failed to produce a deal.IG Metall is demanding a 5% pay rise over 12 months for 3.7 million workers, higher apprentice wages, job guarantees, and profit-sharing at profitable companies. Employers have offered a one-off payment in 2027 and a 1.3% raise starting in July 2028 – which the union says amounts to a pay cut in real terms.Walkouts sweep industrial giantsNew strikes hit more than 30 companies in and around Nuremberg on Friday, including Bosch, Siemens, MAN Truck & Bus, and Schaeffler.Footage from a Bosch plant shows workers blocking access, waving placards reading “Honk for the future” and “Honk for five percent.” The protest came as Bosch plans to cut more than 900 jobs at the facility by 2029....