Doctors in university hospitals are demanding wage increases and restrictions on irregular working hours.
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00:00 Hospitals across Germany have been hit by doctors demanding better pay and conditions.
00:07 The Marburger Bund trade union called for some 20,000 physicians at university hospitals
00:12 to take part in what was billed as a warning strike.
00:16 The move comes after a third round of negotiations with federal states failed.
00:22 Its members are asking for a 12.5 per cent pay rise and higher bonuses for working nights,
00:27 weekends and public holidays.
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