(FILES) This file photo taken on January 15, 2018 shows employees of German luxury car maker Porsche shouting slogans during a demonstration as part of a warning strike in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany.
Emboldened by an economy running at full steam, demands by the German metalworkers’ union for higher pay are spreading to other sectors — with Germany’s trading partners rooting from the sidelines. / AFP PHOTO / THOMAS KIENZLE