| 1. | The current one-year wage contract expired Sept . 30.
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| 2. | Workers and employers in Germany are holding acrimonious wage contract negotiations.
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| 3. | When the law changes, the basis for all wage contracts changes,
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| 4. | Negotiations on the new wage contract are to begin Monday.
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| 5. | And many Democrats and labor leaders are nervous because wage contracts are involved.
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| 6. | So are countless wage contracts, as are the federal income tax brackets.
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| 7. | The current wage contract runs out Dec . 31.
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| 8. | Germany wage contracts are negotiated for entire sectors instead of company by company.
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| 9. | In any case, the wage contract is about the employee's worth.
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| 10. | IG Metall is seen as setting the standard for wage contracts in other industries.
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