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Workers at Germany’s largest port in Hamburg are set to go on strike for two days after trade union verdi called the action to increase pressure in ongoing wage negotiations, verdi said in Berlin on Monday. The strike is set to begin with the early shift on Tuesday, with workers called on to picket their individual employers within the port, verdi said. A larger demonstration through the city is planned for Wednesday, according to the union. Verdi has been negotiating with employers over an increase in hourly wages as well as a corresponding increase in shift allowances, among other things. Th…

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