The collective bargaining conflict in the municipalities and the federal government is getting sharper. The union calls for increased protests.
Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) – In the collective bargaining dispute for the public service of the federal government and the municipalities, the Verdi union in Baden-Württemberg is expanding its warning strikes on Monday. Temporary work stoppages are planned in Pforzheim and Rottenburg in all areas of administration.
Verdi country manager Martin Gross said beforehand: “The employers have proven to be socially blind with their offer. In the coming weeks we will try to open their eyes with pressure from the street.” The employers had submitted an offer during the nationwide negotiations in Potsdam in the second round on Thursday, but the unions immediately rejected it. The offer from the federal and local governments includes, among other things, a pay increase of five percent in two steps and one-off payments totaling 2,500 euros.
Verdi and the civil servants’ association dbb are demanding 10.5 percent more income, but at least 500 euros more per month. The employer side had rejected the demands as “unaffordable”. The negotiations concern, among other things, educators, nurses, bus drivers, geriatric nurses, firefighters and garbage workers who are employed by the federal government or in municipalities.
