""Verdi is calling on the federal government to assume financial responsibility for local staff here," the union said in a statement. Previous shutdowns had not led to workers' pay being interrupted, Verdi deputy leader Christine Behle said, but she accused the US government of this time "apparently not being ready to follow German law". "Salary interruptions due to budget disputes are not permissible under German law," she said. "We support any political solution that avoids interruptions to salary," she added."
"A spokeswoman for the German finance ministry said it "remains unclear" whether the current shutdown will affect civilian employees working for the US armed forces in Germany and it was "monitoring further developments". "In the past, these civilian employees... were exempt from a (threatened) shutdown and received their wages," it said. The US army and embassy in Germany did not immediately respond to requests for comment."
"Germany hosts tens of thousands of US military personnel locations including the Ramstein Air Base, which serves as a US Air Force headquarters for Europe and Africa. A spokeswoman for the interior ministry in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, where some 6,300 of the civilian workers are based, said that "as of today, the deadlines for timely wage payments have not yet expired"."
Verdi called on the German federal government to assume financial responsibility for around 12,000 civilian employees at US military bases in Germany if the US government shutdown delays their wages. Verdi deputy leader Christine Behle said previous shutdowns had not interrupted pay and accused the US government of not following German law, noting salary interruptions due to budget disputes are not permissible under German law. The German finance ministry said it remained unclear whether the shutdown will affect these employees and is monitoring developments. Some 6,300 workers are based in Rhineland-Palatinate.
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