Word: soldaten
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Healthy Sign? What can the union do for the Soldaten? "We demand better pay," snaps Union Leader Willi Zimmermann, 48. He explains that a German sergeant with five years' service draws only $150 a month (v. $270 for his U.S. counterpart), and is seeking $40 a month more. Zimmermann also demands "easier" promotion, more recreational facilities, increased health coverage, and a pension plan equivalent to that of civil servants. Fair enough within the framework of current union de mands, but Zimmermann goes further. "It is ridiculous," he says, "for a highly trained soldier to perform menial tasks like guard...