Overview
- About 11,000 civilian employees at U.S. military sites in Germany will receive their October wages from the German government as a stopgap due to the U.S. shutdown.
- The finance ministry approved an extraordinary outlay of roughly €43 million, with repayment expected from the United States once funds resume.
- Payments will be processed via state payroll offices in coordination with Rhineland-Palatinate, including the ADD in Trier that normally handles these salaries.
- The move followed warnings from the Verdi union about unlawful wage losses under German labor law, while regional leaders assured workers their pay is secure.
- A letter to parliament from Finance State Secretary Dennis Rohde outlined the legal basis and drew the money from a federal fund tied to foreign-force basing, as officials watch whether further months will require advances.