Mustafa Oz, deputy regional president of the NGG gastronomy union, was quoted as saying oktoberfest

Bakers in Bavaria are threatening to go on strike during Germany 's famous Oktoberfest oktoberfest over a pay dispute, depriving beer festival-goers of their traditional salty pretzel accompaniment, a report said on Sunday.
Mustafa Oz, deputy regional president of the NGG gastronomy union, was quoted as saying oktoberfest in Monday's edition of Focus news magazine: "If we don't get any further by mid-September, we'll strike in the bakeries. Then there will be a lack of pretzels and bread rolls" at the Oktoberfest, which starts on 20 September.
The 181st edition of the world-famous Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich begins on 20 September, and is expected to draw millions of visitors for a celebration of beer, lederhosen, dirndl dresses and oompah music. oktoberfest
German bakers threaten pretzel strike during Oktoberfest This article was published on the Guardian website at 12.54 EDT on Sunday 31 August oktoberfest 2014 . A version appeared oktoberfest on p14 of the Main section section of the Guardian on Sunday 31 August 2014 . It was last modified at 19.34 EDT on Sunday 31 August 2014 .
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