A collective wage agreement has been reached for the approximately 930,000 employees in the German construction industry, the IG BAU union and employers announced jointly on Wednesday. In the third week of strikes, both parties agreed on a joint proposal with a three-year term. The proposal is to be discussed in committees until June 14. Until then, industrial action measures are suspended. By the end of the three-year period, the full alignment of wages in Germany's eastern states with those in