Workers in car companies and shops in Germany are angry. They are having protests because they want more money.

德國汽車公司和商店的工人感到憤怒，他們正在舉行抗議，因為他們希望增加薪水。

Workers at Mercedes-Benz are not happy. The company wants to save money. The company says it must do this because Chinese cars are popular now. The company wants workers to work more hours for no extra pay.

Mercedes-Benz 的工人並不開心。公司想要節省成本，聲稱是因為現在中國汽車很受歡迎，所以必須這麼做。公司希望工人增加工作時數且不給予額外薪酬。

Many people went to protests in Berlin and other cities. The union says 33,000 people came. The company says only 15,000 people came. The union says the company should spend money on new ideas and people.

許多人前往柏林和其他城市參與抗議。工會表示有 33,000 人參加，而公司則稱只有 15,000 人。工會認為公司應該將資金投入在創新想法與人才上。

Workers in shops and trade are also on strike. Their union is called Ver.di. The companies want to give a small pay rise in 2026 and 2027. The workers say this is too little.

商店和貿易業的工人也正在罷工。他們的工會名稱為 Ver.di。公司希望在 2026 年和 2027 年提供少量的加薪，但工人表示這太少了。

The Ver.di union wants a 7% pay rise. They want 225 euros more every month. They say the companies are waiting too long to give them a good answer.

Ver.di 工會要求加薪 7%，即每月增加 225 歐元。他們表示公司拖延太久，還沒有給出滿意的答覆。

Workers in cars and shops are fighting for better pay. They do not want to be poor because prices are going up.

汽車與商店的工人正在為更好的薪酬而奮鬥。他們不希望因為物價上漲而陷入貧困。