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15th October 1983
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INTERNATIONAL drive heading for West Germar faced long delays at fronti crossing points this week as tl German lorry men's unit stepped up industrial action favour of shorter hours and Ix ter working conditions.

On Monday thousands of mi tant drivers blocked a number key border posts with th( vehicles to disrupt traffic movii in and out of the country.

The frontiers included Aache Flensburg, Basle and Berli Within a few hours there was chaotic situation with mile-lor queues of vehicles. T1 blockade — intended as a ter porary warning strike hit d liveries of thousands of tons foodstuffs heading for Berlin.

Later Germany's Public SE vice Transport and Traffic Uni( claimed that 20,000 of the cou try's 50,000 long distance drive took part in the strike.

The union called the stri after a deadlock in negotiatio with haulage companies.

The drivers want a 50-ho week, more pay for night dri ing, more expense and a ban I drivers being forced to load al unload vehicles.

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Locations: Berlin

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