The last blog, makes it good! 
Do not worry, only the last blog of 2010. Next year it goes farther. But what to write for now so at the end of the year? Only Positive News would be nice, but the themes do not break now and see. So: "Going Postal", or rather we deal with times of the USPS, so everyone complains about the ever so much. People who want to negotiate with the services trade union, just a change in wages. But not upward but downward. Tell the employees of the postal industry will get less money. Reasons for the proposed savings measures were decline in shipments and increased pressure from growing competition, "The shipments go every year to two to three percent We need to react." Says the Post. 
changes can be thought of especially the working and the entry wages. In addition, the Group is parallel to the mail delivery, increasing to the letter on the cheap shipping subsidiary company First Mail. What is specified according to the sole reason you need to have contracts with municipalities and other public customers can tender at all! For in such tenders, the Post had to compete because of the higher wages no chances with the other "free" letter services. 
Instead of discussing about how to screw the wages and salaries down, but rather we should now increase the pressure on policy. As Could it be you, that a traditional company has suffered more and more among them, there is the so-called private postal operators that do not care about the issue of minimum wage, the bean. If it is not now the Post and Ver.di jointly manage the policy on this situation to draw attention, so sleep for tariff policy in Germany. Because that would be probably really state-funded wage dumping. But it would surprise me even more ... but today I want to write no more here. I hope you all have a good year in 2010 after you have brought. In 2011, the better, or at least better than the previous. When I run this year here in the blog on someone's feet should be entered, so I'm suffering, and not what was intended. Unless he is by profession a liberal foreign minister! 
I wish you all a happy new year and a special greeting to all my friends IG BCE (meaning gender-neutral), I am looking forward to seeing you again next year, all! 
Santa Claus is Chinese 
The surprise Christmas present from China is simply because of just a little shaken € gets strong backing from China. For the "small family people's republic" from Asia, the EU wants to help in the fight against the debt crisis. At the summit meeting between Europe and China to the dialogue in economy and trade, Chinese Vice Prime Minister Wang Qishan is used to Europe for its support in the fight to insure the debt crisis. He called for greater cooperation between China and the EU. His country had also already taken concrete steps to help some EU countries to deal with the crisis. For China, the EU is the largest foreign market, conversely, China is the second largest market for the EU. 
Sounds very nice, has nothing to do with (Christian) charity, but actually is, rather, the continuation of politics by other means. There still criticize the U.S. in particular China's currency policy and accuse Beijing to devalue its currency artificially in order herself to gain an export advantage. Wang emphasized, however, that China would stick to its cautious monetary policy to maintain a steady and relatively fast economic growth. For now should make China a € Savers a name and thus on the accused in the United States as the savior in Europe, that could define the role of the newly emerging giants Empire (at least in Europe). 
But is it really something for everyone, because a second look at the Chinese statements on Europe, makes the situation more clearly by far. For China's Commerce Minister Chen Deming said in fact much more cautious on the European situation: "We closely monitor whether Europe's debt crisis can be controlled and are paying attention primarily on what happened in the first quarter of next year!" China will now pursue strengthened if Europe's consensus in the debt crisis and risk-prevention can also convert into action. China is now the savior of Europe, or only the tough (red) capitalist, which Europe sees itself less as a trading partner, but only as a "paragraph province," which one must keep compulsively alive? 
But anyway, this year there are times then stop instead of Christmas goose, Peking duck ne! But with a knife and fork, I'll give you stick! And if you go but in the pants, so they can then get our Foreign Minister at the District Head. Then there is in Beijing instead of egg roll, ne Westerwelle! 
Finally again NEN CD recommendation. The French electro-pop duo Daft Punk, a new album is released. And while the soundtrack of the movie "The Tron legacy" is. A sound very entertaining work of two Frenchmen. are located on the Special Edition on 2 CDs over 20 instrumental songs that come across quite worth hearing. Who's on the example to the music of Jean Michel Jarre, or electro-pop, which I can recommend the album only. I myself like it very well and I give the album 5 out of 5 stars. Moreover, I'm looking forward very well already on the continuation of the cult film of 1982! 
This is my last blog before Christmas this year was - another hamma aba. I myself wish you all a merry time. I hope that you can spend more or less the Christmas holidays with euern loved ones, and with whom it does not work: sympathy with the family!
Welcome liberal in East Germany! 
(home evening in Saxony) The FDP leadership currently has a slight political winter flu, or other Pronounced: One is about statements from their own ranks, now slightly "Stuffed". Particularly excited is the FDP leadership to the current criticism of the Schleswig-Holstein FDP party leader Wolfgang Kubicki. This had a news magazine in the position of the Liberals 'almost hopeless', and among other things, he expressed the following comments: On the basis of the resolution has already begun. The current situation is similar to the FDP, the East German government, which also did not notice until the very end what was really going on. The party leadership itself was responsible. FDP leader Guido Westerwelle encapsulates the sky! 
(Striezelmarkt in Dresden) An accusation that our Lord Westerwelle of course could not go unanswered. The FDP and he had indeed a difficult year, admits Westerwelle But since Germany was also very good because the FDP had set the course. Would talk about the Liberals. Consequences for themselves rejected by the FDP leader, "I'm not one to go in a storm from the deck." Joo, set the right course was uncertain, for which the sidings. And go during a storm from the deck, he need hardly even enough time for proper ne (Wester) wave, which washed him from the Government deck. That would be a storm high! Mr. West Wave is truly a master of policy failures to even want to sell as a success. One thing is for sure, the man needs no parody, which is itself a parody in person! But only a short time: the GDR, there were about 40 years, as long it is really the FDP? 
(Historical Christmas Market - Königstein) And since I have just the issue of "Blender and deluded" bin, the same time a Christmas market note. I spent the last few days again in Saxon Switzerland (short weeks). Unfortunately the weather was not as great as expected, but very diverse. For it has been raining and snowing alternately. 
(Christmas Market Bad Schandau - without words) But who of you have a few days on holiday on that this year must get away, I can only recommend times a weekend on the go to fortress Königstein. Namely, there is a beautiful medieval Christmas market, high above the SSW, but please dress warmly, there's top draws such as pike soup. And if you still some extra money left can be right next door in Dresden glow a little shopping when the credit card. But you saved the Christmas Market at the Old Market, better known under the name Striezelmarkt. Would rather a few hundred meters to the historical Christmas market at the Frauenkirche, which is more comfortable and much cheaper. There costs a sausage 2 €, at the Old Market at least 3.50 euros! 
(Christmas Market of the Frauenkirche) And Bye ...
below minimum wage is not a petty offense traffic planners 
From Oberlandesgericht Naumburg (Saxony Anhalt) first time in Germany, an employer because of unpaid minimum wages, were sentenced in court. In the meantime revision process for unpaid minimum wage has said the "Judge of collection" the conviction of a contractor certified to a fine. The judges therefore withdrew its appeal against a decision of the District Court of Magdeburg. This is the first time in Germany, an entrepreneur who had not paid the minimum wage, for a crime and not convicted of a misdemeanor. The accused contractor had employed from August 2004 to January 2006 Eastern European immigrants as a so-called mini-jobbers for monthly wages of between 60 to 170 euros. The district court Magdeburg saw previously been shown to be at that the cleaners had to work two weeks a month in twelve-hour shifts. The hourly wage was paid to be between 1.79 euros and less than one euro (!!!). At that time, was the way, the legal minimum wage for cleaning workers but already at least € 7.68 per hour. According to the court would have the workers thus allowed a salary of around 1,290 euros, the computing giant juror Adam! Unfortunately, the Magdeburger judge sentenced the business in July of this year just to pay a fine of 1,000 €, as it wages have withheld and misappropriated to maximize its profit. The entrepreneur is now a criminal record. The Higher Regional Court of Naumburg, however, justified its decision on appeal so that the examination of the Magdeburg appeal no error of law to the detriment of the accused had shown. The judges confirmed but also that was made for Social Security is a settlement amounting to € 69,000 because the convicted only of the contributions actually paid wages and not paid from the minimum wage had. Guess that would be more then a zero behind the 1000 € fine was more appropriate than, do not you think? Or better still would have been had he been sentenced to 2 months time to have to work themselves to the salary. And of course in the said 2 months, "may" really live only by that of wages! 
As a cultural tip I give you today the story of the times, "Oh, great wages in Germany." Because according to the Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden, Germany, labor costs in the last ten years, much slower than in other EU countries increased. While labor costs 2000-2010 for example in the Netherlands rose 39.0 percent, the labor more expensive in the German private sector, only 19.4 percent. The wage labor costs increased in the last decade than in any other EU country as slow as in Germany. While the statisticians calculated in Germany increased by 9.5 percent, led to the EU average, an increase of 38.5 percent. Also, the increase of German wages and salaries is at 22.4 percent in the bottom of the table of statistics. The total labor costs, which are way gross wages and salaries plus wage costs, climbed the most in comparison to the comparatively poor Romania, plus 485.4 percent, in Latvia (up 207.4 percent), Estonia (up 153.5 percent) and Bulgaria ( plus 138.2 percent). So much for the myth of cheap Eastern European production site! 
the blog I have, however this time with the images of historic Christmas market, served on the Wartburg. Historically and still is really not hysterical!
infarction and union bypasses 
it was in Fulda on Tuesday to a trade union merger. The sister-sister unions Transnet and its civil service capacity GDBA yesterday cleared in the Hessian cathedral city the way for a merger. The creation of the new railway and transport unions (EDC) is thus now been completed and form. The head or better, "Schaffner top" of the newly formed union, Alexander Kirchner said at the founding congress: "We want to bring the solidarity thoughts new life in a common union." Kirchner, incidentally, was previously chairman of the DGB owned Transnet, with 210,000 members. The sister organization GDBA belonged to the Civil Service Association and consisted of 30,000 members. Sorry, but the self-appointed union GdL (34,000 MW), has not used the opportunity to merge with, but everyone else continue their individual soup. Therefore exercised DGB leader Michael Sommer also again criticized the train drivers union GDL. "How far should a distinction to outside of it?", Said Sommer. "The newly combined former Transnet and GDBA members have recognized that special interests are not forgotten when one is committed to the overall interest." Yes, you have to already ask, what interests the GDL for now wants to represent a whole, reasonable results can be just only through collective strength and not achieved by fragmentation. With such a mentality the lobby GdL runs forced only into the sidings, and is rapidly becoming the "narrow gauge union"! Any case I wish every success of the EDC, including the question of the future of the web site Bebra, which of course is here in a circle. 
we stay the same when it comes to the train station, because yesterday was also the long-awaited arbitration proposal to the people, by Heiner Geissler topic number one, number 21 or better Yes what's come out now? Quite simply, Stuttgart 21 is not coming! No, now comes something completely different: it has' Stuttgart 21 Plus "Heiner Geissler, for the continuation of the project expressed, but calls for extensive repairs. Stuttgart 21 must be environmentally and disabled friendly, safer and more efficient than under current plans (!!!). The opponents of the rail project would have revealed the settlement of many weaknesses in the existing plans, the top arbitrator Geissler. Well, then it will stop for a few cents more expensive. I'm always the last opponent to complete the station had knew not that the wanted only bigger. Perhaps now, even with affiliates Underground airport. That would be a "21 Plus Ultra Stuttgart Grand Deluxe" Just think of one or other opponent feels now say the least, somewhat gegeißlert! 
Well Geissler directly translatable to travel to northern Germany for Hamburg's mayor Christoph Ahlhaus (CDU), after the departure of the GAL (not to be confused with GDL) from the coalition that stopped the plans for light rail. Both the costs of around one billion Euro and the path issue would raise so many concerns that a continuation of the project is not responsible for them currently, so Ahlhaus. Yes goat-Man comes with the EDC in the Hanseatic city, the train! 
The Book Review is now more and more bizarre. "The Emperor of China" by Tilmann Rammstedt. About the story: 5 grandchildren give her grandfather a travel destination of his choice. The wish for China and is the youngest. The refusal, however, and squandered the money in advance and can be private from the grandfather. But then comes a call that the grandfather died in the Westerwald. Now the grandchildren a story about a fictional Chinese invent. And he invents one China, and what it is! Quite funny the book, because of the incident but somewhat loose open conclusion I draw from a wok. Thus, the book gets 4 out of 5 woks. But worth reading, has only about 200 pages, So NEN afternoon. A sequel would actually not bad (Hi Author!) Take care, good weekend and enjoy shoveling snow!
A "leak" is in the bucket, the bucket ... 
It snows, it snows, all comes out of the house (...) we all know well that children's song by Rolf Harris and his troubles! But what since so enchanted looks means nothing as "out there, it is bitter cold and snow shovels, snow shovels and again shoveling snow." But I should be right, for so we can of K + S for at least stop it properly salt. And at the same time so many others, again proving that we not only make a major contribution to global food, but also for everyday road safety. That does not everyone understand that is at the moment so completely! 
But now to the title. The U.S. Secret Service has just completed a massive leak, or even better a wiki "leak". Having been a long time ago already 400,000 U.S. secret documents about the Iraq war and released 75 000 over the Afghanistan mission on the Internet platform Wikileaks, will now include the next data breach. Wikileaks will publish the dates on the Net 251 287 diplomatic reports from U.S. embassies and with the release of Confidential U.S. dispatches an embarrassing look behind the scenes of U.S. diplomacy deliver. In addition to the controversial opinions on international politics also highlights the political process will be thrown. If, however, interesting, I must admit, as there so many of our federal politicians are judged, or rather "be tried". Chancellor Merkel, for example, as a methodical, rational and pragmatic assessment. Under pressure, they agiere persistent, but she avoids the risk and is rarely creative. Because much of her slip, the prime minister would intern named in the U.S. reports' Angela 'Teflon' Merkel. Sounds very realistic, right? But still aptly be tried our Westerwelle. His thoughts were of little substance and that he would if he is challenged directly, especially by political heavyweights, aggressive and expressed disparagingly of the opinions of others. Conclusion he must grow still in his office (which office because: Foreign Minister or even politicians themselves?)! Ask me for what you need as an intelligence that would still have to do here in Germany, only mal ne survey in a pedestrian zone! Not really strange is that the Web site WikiLeaks is currently paralyzed by their own data before the publication of a comprehensive data-attack. The address was www.wikileaks.org after a DDoS attack (Distributed Denial of Service) temporarily not available. In a so-called DDoS attack can be addressed in the way of a concerted action by various agencies from numerous data requests to the Web site to the Web server is shut down. Who is behind the attack is still officially unknown. Is so clear who would do only a thing? Perhaps the Hobby Computer Club Volunteer Fire Department Süderbrarup? 
why a cultural tip, now a Blu-ray which also deals with embarrassment. "Going Postal" (German: from the post office!) Based on a novel of Discworld Terry Pratchett-inventor. Story: Rogue dampening of Lipwig faces a very unpleasant choice: Lord Havelock Vetinari, the despotic ruler of Ankh-Morpork wants, that he takes the post office, otherwise he would be executed. The job would not be so bad, but the office of Postmaster has not been occupied for 20 years and the post office is completely filled with old letters and pigeon droppings. And as of the Lipwig acting under the Post Office together with staff learn to know, his situation improved little! A wonderfully bizarre fantasy film with werewolves, golems, vampires, and other abstract shapes. If you like, for example, the films of Terry Gilliam, is perfect for this strip at its expense. The film consists of two parts, with a total length of 185 minutes. I give this movie 4 out of 5 stars. 
... and I do now welcome "from the post" ... goodbye ...
Welcome to reality 
begins in reality, or even the great awakening. Today there was an amazing insights like that with the issue number 1 (No, not what it thinks, but what we think the trade unionists often), namely their remuneration and working hours (not prevention), that is wages. A surprising finding is that the FDP is slowly break when minimum wage issue. It is apparently the resistance of the Federal Labour Minister Ursula von der Leyen required Minimum wage for workers on time. "If the EU insists on a time working minimum wage, we will not provide the in the way," said FDP fraction leader Heinrich Kolb. "We are not dogmatic" (Naajaa ...), he added. On the issue but how the project should now be implemented concretely, there are still differences of opinion. Until now, the Liberals had rejected a minimum wage for temporary workers consistently. "We continue to believe that a minimum wage at the time work is not necessary," the labor market policy spokesman of the FDP parliamentary group, John Bird, had just yesterday declared yet. "We want to introduce, instead, that permanent staff and temporary workers for a are time (10 years?) paid the same, "he added. 
Secretary of Labor, however Von der Leyen, but yesterday their claim had been renewed for a rapid introduction of the minimum wage for temporary workers." We want to prevent over foreign collective agreements wage dumping is conveyed to us, "she said. backdrop to the sudden change of the imminent opening of the German labor market to workers from Central and Eastern European countries. For it is true until May 2011, a transitional period for the so-called free movement of workers. From then on, these workers normally under the applicable collective agreement paid. In those industries in which wage dumping has long been a problem, there are now minimum wages, such as the construction, building cleaners or in the care sector. For temporary workers, there is no such minimum wage. 
would be even better but instead of a minimum wage, hold-wide wage contracts that are being introduced not once, but regularly "maintained." And am curious if there be another minimum wage East and West will be! But at least ever one small step in the right direction. Now wonders only whether the FDP's really come to reason by itself, or whether their government partners, the great the gun has put on the chicken breast? Because if you take a closer look, who is a bustle there so all in the supervisory boards of large borrowers, then I have little hope of a financial Quantenprung in the pockets of those affected! Give time on Google: politicians, board members and temporary work a very interesting, I can say. 
The Book Review is today just for us workers very interesting. "Like the gentlemen ticking - 111 facts to survive in the shark tank," Hauke Brost. The author has spoken throughout Germany with over 1,000 workers and the most dazzling but always true stories about the interaction of operational Actors in this book is a collection. Why can not I use such as the coffee cup, the importance of proper seating arrangement in a meeting, and, above all, if you really want to cook up a mean, it is highly advisable to make a (weaker) colleagues to take on board. Because when the shot goes off then back, so you have someone to whom one can blame the shoes. Sounds mean, but true. Moreover, the topic itself is very interesting works, where you have to read, but sometimes one or the other BR-colleagues in mind! Very nice book, which sometimes quite humorous, but sometimes also lists very hard examples. I can only recommend you, and give the book the highest rating of 5 out of 5 stars. So much for today, good luck you people ...
not panic in terror 
Now it seems that the worldwide terror of having arrived here too, because apply for fear of an Islamist terrorist attack before Christmas in Germany now tougher security measures . Terror Federal Minister Thomas de Maizière warned on Wednesday in Berlin of an attack in late November. Thus, the Minister called for the first time a specific date. For the protection of the population is now at airports, railway stations (including Stuttgart 21?) And also at the borders more strictly controlled. So dear terrorists, or terrorists: Against the body scanner benefits concealment little! Meanwhile, experts fear that in addition to the Reichstag in Berlin Christmas markets could also be target of an attack. In this case, but especially our Christmas markets themselves, has always been the purest terror centers. Wanted to drink mulled wine? 
Chancellor Angela Merkel, meanwhile, falls again in their "time heals all wounds" phase will, to say that we stay calm. Can they do so quietly, ever since is already in their chancellors office of enough "sleepers" around it! Joking aside, for now it appears more and more the shadow side of our missions abroad, because the constant parroting of U.S. positions toward Iran does not really help. It should be noted that Germany's long-standing reputation and good name, especially in the Middle East has sacrificed on the altar of big American appetite for power. The times where even our German diplomats were received as honest mediator in the region with open arms are, unfortunately, thanks to Merkel, Westerwelle and Co. over, or do you see as the different? 
The Pope now has a little "terror mild" exercise, and now allows, in exceptional cases, for example due to AIDS risk, the use of condoms. Kudos I say it, or better from Mitra. This seems even more than a quantum leap the Catholic Church to be, because it allows you so for the first time sexual intercourse, purely for pleasure and not solely for reproductive purposes. Whether Ratzfatz the first has probably looked up the other day here in the blog? 
By the way, I was invited on Friday with a small delegation of our mountain man club in the Erfurt city hall. Reason, a birthday celebration at Erfurt Bergmann association "Otto Ludwig Krug von Nidda was. And just as much on Friday would become 200 years old. In the above picture it looks the way the speakers from the image over the shoulder. Ludwig Otto is probably most of you are rather unknown, but is considered in groups of miners of the salt and potash mining as a groundbreaking Pioneer looks sometimes at Wikipedia after, very interesting the man 
And now a birthday greeting to Silicon Valley, California. For Windows, these days was 25 years old. Did you really say why this program does Windows? Simple: According to common problems with one or another application errors, you want to throw himself from time to time also in the selfsame! 
Has anyone ever actually checked the terrorist threat from Microsoft?
access goes elsewhere! 
over Germany are on the weekend tens of thousands People for greater social justice to the streets. The German Trade Union Federation (DGB) had during his autumn campaign in several cities nationwide called on these actions. The protests are aimed mainly at low wages (East & West), temporary work and, of course, raising the retirement age to 67 years and savings at the expense of social benefits. We organized labor demands include a statutory minimum wage, a caring health system, no capitation, a good security in old age and better education opportunities. According to the DGB participated nationwide about 100,000 people in the protests. The biggest rally came According to union claims 45,000 people in Stuttgart together (was determined by the train station). The demonstration was standing there under the motto "Germany in difficulties." The IG Metall national chairman Berthold Huber said in the Schlossplatz in Stuttgart ". The consequences of financial crisis must still deliver the people - with tax increases, with job losses and cuts in social spending that has nothing to do with justice nothing." 
right! While the FDP is still singing the song of tales of the tax cut, in reality we are paying more and more of an economic crisis that we have not caused. Quite the contrary, if you ask for more really after the polluters? Namely, meanwhile, busy making more of the same law again, and receive a "nice" bonus sums. Rather believe that we have not only a social imbalance, but also a very powerful moral difficulties. So much so wrong that you can call this even as a steep slope on which we all just rushing rapidly down. But we seem to tolerate this, still all as 100,000 people had not really intended to participate, but 1 per million and this city! 
I myself also have not taken part in it was in fact prevented scheduling (shame). But we had once again on Saturday evening, a beautiful IG-BCE Jubilee ceremony performed. And the best thing was that I was able to remain beautiful even sit on my All ass. Was in fact himself among the anniversaries, now I have finally after 25 years of my own union Suhr, and now also my IG BCE hour struck! 
Enough for today, not that there are still degenerate in Sunday work. But for now congratulations to Heppenheim, more precisely, Sebastian Vettel, who today has really made his dream true, and therefore in the history of 23 years, feeding the youngest Formula 1 driver. Makes you start thinking about how many world title can still enter until retirement with 67th From the 60th Age but with Gleitsichtvisier and crocheted toilet paper roll holder on the rear spoiler ...
Do not worry, only the last blog of 2010. Next year it goes farther. But what to write for now so at the end of the year? Only Positive News would be nice, but the themes do not break now and see. So: "Going Postal", or rather we deal with times of the USPS, so everyone complains about the ever so much. People who want to negotiate with the services trade union, just a change in wages. But not upward but downward. Tell the employees of the postal industry will get less money. Reasons for the proposed savings measures were decline in shipments and increased pressure from growing competition, "The shipments go every year to two to three percent We need to react." Says the Post. 
changes can be thought of especially the working and the entry wages. In addition, the Group is parallel to the mail delivery, increasing to the letter on the cheap shipping subsidiary company First Mail. What is specified according to the sole reason you need to have contracts with municipalities and other public customers can tender at all! For in such tenders, the Post had to compete because of the higher wages no chances with the other "free" letter services. 
Instead of discussing about how to screw the wages and salaries down, but rather we should now increase the pressure on policy. As Could it be you, that a traditional company has suffered more and more among them, there is the so-called private postal operators that do not care about the issue of minimum wage, the bean. If it is not now the Post and Ver.di jointly manage the policy on this situation to draw attention, so sleep for tariff policy in Germany. Because that would be probably really state-funded wage dumping. But it would surprise me even more ... but today I want to write no more here. I hope you all have a good year in 2010 after you have brought. In 2011, the better, or at least better than the previous. When I run this year here in the blog on someone's feet should be entered, so I'm suffering, and not what was intended. Unless he is by profession a liberal foreign minister! 
I wish you all a happy new year and a special greeting to all my friends IG BCE (meaning gender-neutral), I am looking forward to seeing you again next year, all! 
