Public service - 13,000 employees take part in warning strike
On Wednesday, Berlin schools once again had to cancel classes and close. Thousands of teachers and school employees responded to a warning strike call by several trade unions and walked off the job, according to the Education and Science Union (GEW) this morning.
All employees who are paid according to the collective agreement for the public service of the federal states, which is currently being negotiated nationwide, were called out. This includes educators, teachers, university employees and social workers in youth, health and social services. The Verdi trade union and the GdP police union also took part in the warning strike.
In the early morning, strikers gathered at Ernst-Reuter-Platz and marched towards Kurfürstendamm, where the conference of labor and social ministers was taking place at the same time. There was a rally on site.
The bargaining parties will meet this Thursday and Friday for the third round of negotiations in Potsdam. Among other things, the unions are demanding a 10.5 percent increase in pay, but at least 500 euros per month for a collective agreement period of twelve months. For trainees, the increase should amount to 200 euros. For the states of Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen, the unions are also demanding a city-state bonus of 300 euros.
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- The ongoing negotiations for the collective agreement in the public service sector have led to a potential loss of lessons in many Kindergartens and schools across the federal states, as 13,000 teachers and employees participated in a warning strike.
- The Education and Science Union (GEW) in Germany, along with other trade unions like Verdi and GdP, initiated the warning strike, demanding a significant pay raise for public service employees, including teachers.
- This warning strike is not just a concern for large cities like Berlin, but also affects areas like Hamburg and Bremen, as the unions are demanding a city-state bonus of 300 euros for these regions.
- The disturbance caused by this warning strike has resulted in an unprecedented impact on Germany's education system, causing thousands of educational establishments to cancel classes and suspend regular activities.
- During the warning strike, rallying points such as Ernst-Reuter-Platz in Berlin, played a significant role, with strikers gathering and marching towards the conference of labor and social ministers.
- The bargaining parties will resume their negotiations this week in Potsdam, advocating for various wage increases for public service employees and a city-state bonus for certain federal states, hoping to reach an agreement and prevent further disruption in public education and science.
Source: www.stern.de
