Deutsche Telekom workers strike to protest job outsourcing, lower wages UPDATE |
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(updating with spokesman comments from Deutsche Telekom, union)BONN (Thomson Financial) - Some 12,000 employees of Deutsche Telekom AG are expected to take part in strike action today to protest plans to outsource 50,000 workers, extend working hours and lower entry-level wages, a spokesman for trade union ver.di said.The German telecommunications giant and the union will resume negotiations today after three previous rounds of talks failed.'We haven't received an indication that things are moving in a positive direction,' said ver.di's negotiator Lothar Schroeder.Deutsche Telekom plans to outsource 50,000 staff to its newly created T-Service customer service division to help reduce annual costs by 900 mln eur.The company also plans to extend working hours at its call centres and lower entry-level wages to about 20,000 eur a year from between 30,000 eur and 34,000 eur a year now.A spokesman for Telekom said talks so far have been 'difficult,' adding the company is willing to make concessions to find a 'sustainable' solution.maria.sheahan@thomson.comdpa/mas/vs/mas/ambCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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Ver.di union threatens more strikes next week if Deutsche Telekom talks fail 