Import Taxes Imposed - A settlement on wages has been achieved in the retail sector of southwest regions.
Wolfgang Krüger, Verdi's negotiator, stated that the newly agreed upon wage increases equate to significant, double-digit salary bumps. Within the primary salesforce, which consists of approximately two-thirds of the retail workforce, the effective increase clocks in at 13.7%. For the lesser-paid employees, the wage hikes even amounted to a staggering 15.6%. Verdi feels immensely content with the negotiated outcome.
In Hamburg, the first tariff agreement within the retail industry had been achieved. Previously, numerous warning strikes and high-level talks failed to transform the unruly state of the tariff conflict. Verdi approached the negotiating table in every region, demanding at least an additional 2.50 euros per hour and a one-year duration.
