West German workers in the timber in 9 ry went o 3 strike in Saarbrucken on June 13th, demanding shorter working hours an
j benefits. ports ig es metal and machine-building workers employed by the stateowned enterprises began a 72-hour nation-wide strike on June 14th for wage increases, On June 15th one million building workers staged a 24-hour nation-wide strike, demanding a 12% wage increase and full employment. In several provinces the walk-out was protracted for 48 hours. Scores of meetings and demonstrations were held in various centres. This strike was similar to the one held a week ago, and is the eleventh nation-wide work stoppage undertalen by the building workers. 90,000 canned foodstuff workers and 25,000 wine and spgrit workers held a 24-hour nation-wide strike in June 16th for the renewal and improvement of their collective agreements, Meanwhile, ground workers of the state-owned airline company Alitalia, who staged an S-day nation. -wide strike last month, resumed their action for better working conditions through intermittent alternating work stoppages.