Berlin - German trade unions representing service workers and civil servants said on Tuesday they would seek a pay rise of 3.5% and an extra €100 per month for around 2.1 million federal and municipal public sector workers.
The Verdi and dbb trade unions are due to start wage negotiations with employers on March 13.
Last year many German workers secured large pay hikes, with Germany's regional public service workers winning a 5.6% pay hike over two years, for example.