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Warning strikes at the federal and local levels since Tuesday
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Verdi announces warning strikes from Tuesday in wage dispute
So far, the collective bargaining of 2.3 million federal and municipal employees has not been successful. The Verdi union has now announced warning strikes in the public sector. The first should start on Tuesday.
People in Germany are facing new warning strikes in the public service. Ongoing negotiations between the Verdi union and public employers ended without results. Now there is a strike.
Ahe people in Germany are facing new warning strikes in the public sector. The first highlights in individual regions begin this Tuesday, as announced by the Verdi union in Potsdam on Sunday. Where and in which industries the strike will only become clear at the beginning of the week, according to Verdi.
Parents of daycare children should also prepare for warning strikes. Outstanding claims in nurseries are possible, it was said in bargaining circles from another side. Since these are warning strikes, it is to be expected that teachers will not stop their work for more than a day or two.
“Public employers have locked themselves in two rounds,” Verdi boss Frank Werneke said, according to a statement. There were no signs of respect or appreciation for the employees. “This means that warning strikes are unavoidable,” said the union leader. Werneke accused the employer of failing to submit an offer.
4.8 percent more wages required
The negotiating parties are still widely separated on key points. Werneke described as “scandalous” that the east-west alignment of the working hours demanded by the unions does not apply until 2025. The Verdi boss also rejected the validity of a new collective agreement that the municipalities aim until 2023. The unions demand a term of one year. “Employers are exacerbating the conflict. The answer will now come from the factories, ”Werneke said.
Even the director of the dbb civil servants association, Ulrich Silberbach, had not ruled out warning strikes, for example, in daycare centers and care centers.
Unions are demanding 4.8 percent more wages. Employees will be guaranteed at least 150 euros more per month. They demand a term of twelve months, the municipal entrepreneurs want a longer term. The municipalities have nothing to distribute due to the crisis in the Crown, they argue.
The government and municipalities negotiate directly for 2.3 million employees. According to the unions, the result should be passed on to the more than 200,000 officials. The third round of negotiations is scheduled for October 22 and 23.
