University hospital strikes continue Stuttgart. Warning strikes at Baden-Wuerttemberg's university hospitals are spreading. More than 2,000 hospital employees at Freiburg, Heidelberg, and Tuebingen universities joined the work stoppage. Patient care was said to be fully assured. The employees ask for a guarantee that the tariff agreements be carried over when university hospitals change to corporate status early next year.
Student protests extend to Berlin and Bonn Berlin.
The student protests are spreading. As of today, Berlin and Bonn students have joined the action of the strikers at Hesse's universities. Hub of the protests are better working conditions and dereglementation at universities. Federal and state governments firm against Autobahn toll Hannover. The federal and most state governments continue to oppose introduction of Autobahn tolls.