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ECB staff to strike over pensions

By Ralph Atkins in Frankfurt

Published: May 24 2009 22:29 | Last updated: May 24 2009 22:29

Staff at the European Central Bank have called their first strike, in a protest over planned changes to their pension scheme.

A 90-minute warning strike will take place on June 3, just as the ECB’s 22-strong governing council arrives in Frankfurt for its monthly interest rate policy-setting meeting. The ECB said it would ensure that essential central banking activities were maintained during the protest action.

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