Warning strikes: bridge in Leer closed: Clinics affected
The Jann-Berghaus Bridge in Leer will remain closed on Thursday due to the warning strikes in the public sector wage dispute. A police spokeswoman said in the morning that the important transport link would be closed all day until midnight. During rush hour, the roads were accordingly full, including the detours around the city.
The wage dispute concerns the salaries of around 1.1 million employees nationwide. Around 1.4 million civil servants, to whom the result is usually transferred, would also be affected. Verdi is demanding 10.5 percent more income for employees in the public sector of the federal states, but at least 500 euros more per month. Junior staff are to receive 200 euros more and trainees are to be taken on indefinitely.
In the second round of negotiations at the beginning of November, the Tarifgemeinschaft deutscher Länder (TdL) made it clear that it considered the demands to be far too high and unaffordable. A third round of negotiations is planned for December 7.
As part of the warning strikes, the unions also called for a rally in front of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Finance in Hanover on Thursday. Verdi also announced that the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and the Hannover Medical School (MHH) will be affected. Both institutions announced that they were prepared and would ensure emergency care.
The trade unions, led by Verdi, are responsible for the warning strikes in the public sector wage dispute, which has resulted in the closure of the Jann-Berghaus Bridge in Leer. The strikes have also impacted clinics, with the University Medical Center Göttingen and the Hannover Medical School both expected to be affected andready to provide emergency care during the strikes.
Source: www.dpa.com
