An all-day strike on Monday by doctors at municipal hospitals across Germany is intended to give impetus to upcoming wage negotiations. The Marburger Bund, a major trade union that represents 60,000 doctors, is demanding an 8.5% pay rise over the next year, as well as reforms of regulations on shift work. Thousands of doctors attended a rally in the western city of Frankfurt. Armed with whistles and signs, participants highlighted issues of staff shortages and excessive workloads. The doctors carried signs, some of which read: “Everything has an end, only on-call duty has none” and “Doctors pu…