Germany to pay local staff at US bases during government shutdown
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251022-germany-to-pay-local-staff-us-bases-during-government-shutdown
by nimicdoareu
Germany to pay local staff at US bases during government shutdown
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251022-germany-to-pay-local-staff-us-bases-during-government-shutdown
by nimicdoareu
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The German government on Wednesday said it will initiate an unscheduled expenditure to cover the salaries of around 11,000 local employees working at US bases in Germany who have been affected by the US government shutdown. Not paying people violates German labor laws. The unions were involved in this.
They expect the US government to reimburse the state once the shutdown’s over.
> The German government anticipates being reimbursed for the payroll cost once the US side makes payment, according to the spokeswoman.
“Hey military guys! You’re not getting paid right? Well… we’ll pay all the Germans who work for you. But we’re not going to pay you (obviously). Now do you see how developed countries work and look after their people?”
Next, Germany will provide a food kitchen and 2nd hand clothes for the US soldiers and families.
11.000? what the actual fuck
Good to see cooperation to keep things stable despite the shutdown
Ah cool, so I pay taxes now so these people have their money. But the US government refuses to end their shutdown, nice. I’m impressed and disgusted.
Burgergeld anstatt Bürgergeld
How is JD Vance gonna spin the idea of “Freeloading European nations ripping off the US for defence” now?
Oh yeah, he’ll tell a bunch of lies, of course I forgot!
What kind of employees are these specifically?
Berlin’s contribution is “a sign of solidarity with the US armed forces stationed in Germany and their civilian employees”, she added.
It’s pathetic for Trump if the US can’t pay its people. What a loser… The move is good, even if I don’t understand why or what the consequences are, because the whole thing is very complex. I don’t know the legal basis either, but can it only be social assistance? OR? So, Germany not “would/plan to pay”, but must pay??
Germany basically fronting cash for US employees while our government throws another tantrum? Yeah good luck getting that money back from the orange circus 🤡
Remember trump? if NATO does not pay, no protection. In this case we can offer the people a nice loan of 20% tax. Payable in 4 weeks.
Americas republicans are so pathetic that Germany has to step in to pay American employees in Germany. What a clown show
They have German work contracts that do not allow stop of payment during government shutdown. In the past, US was paying even during shutdown. At least in Rheinland-Palatinate, payments to the individuals are done by the German state (ADD to be precise) and they get the money in one big payment from the US
I know this type of gouvernment payment usually from cases where a company goes bankrupt and can’t pay their employees anymore. Just saying…
(I know about the shutdown etc.)
I wonder if Germany can force US bases out from their territory if US will not refund them…
The headline may seem ridiculous at first, but these people would just quit their jobs otherwise and then end up on government welfare programs. So either way, the German government would foot the bill. That being said, this is not a nice thing to do to a country that hosts your military bases.
Oh, so the State is perfectly fine cutting into their own Citizen’s welfare system. But then covers the wages for a deadbeat employer? Fuck this.
I understand it sucks for people employed by the U.S. , does not make it right. Every other asshole Organisation not paying wages does not get the Government to cover it for them.
Both the U.S. and the Government can piss off, this is infuriating.
Good on Germany. America is so broken at the moment that the little people are being thrown to the wolves.
GOP will never pay them back. “You chose to pay them, we didnt tell you to do that, there was no deal,”
Did you say thank you?
Yeah, we won’t see that money again.
Even worse we set a precedent for Trump to tell us that from now on Germany should pay for these employees because the US already pays enough for NATO or something like that
Donald Tramp is a trash human being, he has the values of refuse, he smells like refuse and he is a literal enemy of America.
Anyone who still supports him is an enemy of America as well.
This is how it works, yes. But morons who know nothing about this will scream how this is a sign of the end times
It’s a bogus misleading article. Germany is guaranteeing the pay of local (German) employees, not the salaries of U.S. soldiers stationed there. In other words, it covers the German civilians working on the bases — such as cleaning staff — who are protected under German labor law.
The issue arises because, unlike a normal employer, the U.S. government cannot easily be compelled in court to pay these workers on time.
In practice, there’s a treaty between the U.S. and Germany under which the U.S. agreed to comply with German labor laws for these employees. After the shutdown the US will likely reimburse Germany, as it is obliged to pay those salaries, and not doing so would quite frankly be an embarrassment for the US, as it would be haggling for pennies (in the grand scheme of things).
So the Muricans are in effect doing a lock-out, where they also order people to work…
Are all those workers subject to American law? I thought the point was they are subject to German law? If the employer do a lock-out in Europe, they also need to actually lock people out, or make an exception for them.
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