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Status: 25.09.2020 13:07 – NDR 1 Lower Saxony
According to ver.di, around 350 employees in the Lüneburg city hall are demanding more salaries in the public sector on Friday.
The first week of warning strikes in Lower Saxony came to an end today with a rally at the Lüneburg town hall. Around 350 public service employees had gathered in the square to demand more salaries from Mayor Ulrich Mädge (SPD), as ver.di said. Mädge leads the negotiations at the national level for the Association of Municipal Employers’ Associations (VKA). He described the warning strike as completely excessive, as reported by NDR 1 Lower Saxony. Among other things, specialists from the ten municipal nurseries participated in the protest.
National campaigns next week
This week was a kind of test of attacks under Corona conditions, ver.di spokesman Matthias Büschking told NDR on Friday. Starting Monday “we’ll really take off. Then there will be tinsel full.” Decentralized campaigns are planned throughout Lower Saxony. All areas of the public service would be affected: nurseries, savings banks, and water and transport authorities. Across Lower Saxony, 6,000 employees will stop working.
Hannover becomes the focus of protests
The main focus of the protests next week will be the state capital, Hannover. According to ver.di, this affects the Hannover transport company Üstra. On Tuesdays, buses and trains will be closed.
Get started in Verden with Nienburg employees
In Verden, up to 150 public service workers demonstrated in front of the city hall on Thursday.
The first round of warning attacks began Thursday morning in Verden. According to ver.di, up to 150 employees from the city, the district, the district’s road maintenance department and Aller-Weser-Klinik stopped working there. They gathered for a rally at the town hall, which also included Sparkasse employees from Nienburg. Actions were also planned in Hildesheim. “The need for strikes is enormous,” said union spokesman Matthias Büschking. “Colleagues are angry.” Due to the Corona crisis, they rely on decentralized warning attacks.
Next round of negotiations: end of October
The union is demanding 4.8 percent more salary for the 2.3 million employees nationwide in the public service of the federal government and municipalities, but at least an increase of 150 euros per month. Employers have yet to submit an offer in the first two rounds of negotiations. The third round of negotiations is scheduled for October 22 and 23.
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