Germany’s civil servants’ union dbb on Monday known as on Inside Minister Nancy Faeser to current public sector employees with a severe provide forward of collective bargaining negotiations.
“Each earnings spherical is a chance to make the general public sector extra engaging,” dbb Vice President Volker Geyer mentioned on the union’s annual convention in Cologne.
Collective bargaining talks are as a result of start for federal and municipal workers on January 24, affecting native transport, refuse assortment, city halls and quite a few different sectors.
In keeping with the dbb, greater than 2.6 million workers are instantly or not directly affected by the collective settlement, to be negotiated within the jap metropolis of Potsdam, close to Berlin.
Three rounds of negotiations have been scheduled, with warning strikes anticipated in some municipalities.
Together with the verdi commerce union, the dbb is demanding a pay rise of 8% and at the least €350 ($362) extra per thirty days, for a time period of 12 months.
Nonetheless, in contrast to in the latest rounds for the general public sector, this time the unions are additionally aiming for extra flexibility on working hours, mentioned Geyer.
“In terms of sovereignty over working time, we lag miles behind the personal economic system,” added Geyer, who was standing in for the union’s chief Ulrich Siberbach as a result of sickness.
Addressing Faeser, who attended the convention after lacking it final 12 months, Geyer mentioned: “Do not wait till the third spherical to make us a proposal once more. That does not do justice to the state of affairs.”
