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German cigarette employees secure above inflation rise
The union NGG has agreed an above inflation increase for the 9,000 employees in the cigarette industry. Pay rose by 2.8% on 1 November 2010 and will go up by a further 2.5% on 1 January 2012. The agreement runs for 26 months from 1 November 2010 until the end of December 2012.