STREIK & GEWERKSCHAFT
Gewerkschaft zieht Streik in Erwägung/Betracht = the union is considering/flagging/eyeing strike action/a shutdown/a stoppage; a strike is on/in the cards
Streik wird ausgerufen = the pilots union has decided to launch a strike/to take industrial action/to stage a walkout/stoppage; engineers walk off the job; machinist down tools; the umbrella union (similar to Ver.di) has called a strike over/to protest against government austerity plans; people from all walks of life have heeded/joined the strike
Gewerkschaft ruft ungeplanten Streik aus = union calls a snap strike
Warnstreik und andere Streikoptionen = a “warning/warn” strike” (usually just a one-day action) has no currency in most English-speaking countries, so here are the options: stop-work/go-slow action/protest, a rolling/indefinite strike, a snap industrial action, daily one-hour strikes/a one-hour stoppage; a work-to-rule protest/outcry or a wildcat strike (i.e. a work stoppage undertaken by staff without union consent) can be added to this list
Sollte das Streikrecht für systemrelevante/kritische Infrastruktur eingeschränkt/beschnitten werden? = Should the right to strike in sectors affecting essential services or emergemcy situations be restricted/banned?
Studenten und Lehrer beteiligen sich am Streik = students and teachers joined/entered the fray
dieser Bahnstreik versinkt im Chaos = this rail strike is drifting/teetering toward the absurd
Streik ist vom Tisch = strike is off the cards/table; the shutdown has been headed off/avoided
die Verhandlungen laufen an = the main strike issues/sticking points/points of contention were the subject of lengthy talks between the union lead negotiators and the management team
Gewerkschaft und Unternehmen sind sich noch nicht ganz einig = union and corporation still remain apart on some issues
Firma signalisiert Einlenkung bei Überstunden = company has flagged/signaled/indicated it is willing to give ground on the issue of extra working hours
Tarifverhandlungen finden bald statt = direct/mediated labor/contract negotiations/ talks are scheduled to take place soon; the current collective bargaining/wage agreement will expire at the end of the year
infolge der steigenden Inflation verlangt die Gewerkschaft einen wesentlich höheren Tarifabschluss = due to the surging inflation union is crying out for much better wage conditions
beim Tarifkonflikt in der Automobilbranche zwischen Gewerkschaft und Arbeitgebern ist der Knoten noch nicht durchschlagen/ durchbrochen worden = union and automobile industry bosses are still locked in a standoff over the award wages dispute; the deadlock hasn’t been broken yet/brought to an end
Konzern und Gewerkschaft verhandeln mit harten Bandagen = the union is surely giving the company a good run for its money; union tries hard to extract/wring labor concessions/compromises from management; the union is trying to force the company’s hand by threatening to call a general strike
man hat vereinbart, die Arbeitsbedingungen zu verbessern = it was agreed to update/revamp labor agreements in the latest talks/ deliberations/conversations
man bemüht sich sehr, einen Streik abzuwenden = corporation puts in/exerts a supreme effort/is moving heaven and earth to head off the specter of union action
an vielen Fronten wurde zurückgerudert = the talks marked a retreat on many fronts
es wird schwierig sein, einen Konsens zu finden = talks/negotiations hit a road-block/severe turbulence/have reached an impasse; negotiating parties are still far away from reaching a solution/consensus; the union announcement of a week-long strike is set to inflame the tug-of-war/power struggle between bosses and staff
Gewerkschaft muss noch den Abschluss der Tarifrunde absegnen = union is still the lone holdout on the wage agreement issue
ein Schlichtungsverfahren wird eingeschaltet = the company has hired/retained a conciliation/mediation/arbitration service; it has been decided to contact/call in federal mediators to referee/broker between the conflicting parties/factions; pending labor issues are first sent to mediation and if not resolved, on to arbitration
die regierungsnahen Gewerkschaftsbosse hoffen, einen noch nie dagewesenen Aufstand einiger Mitglieder abzuwehren, die über ihren Schulterschluss mit der derzeitigen Regierung unzufrieden sind = government-linked union bosses are hoping to stave off an unprecedented insurrection from some members who are unhappy about its cosiness with the current government
“wir waren zu lange auf Schmusekurs mit den Gewerkschaften”, bemerkte der CEO = = “there’s been too much cozying up to the union bosses”, was the CEO’s conclusion
