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Shortly before the continuation of collective bargaining at Deutsche Post AG, the Ver.di union announced further nationwide warning strikes at the company for Monday and Tuesday.
"Selected companies" in all areas of work are affected, Verdi said on Sunday in Berlin.
This included the letter and parcel centers as well as the delivery of consignments.
At the end of January there were several days of major warning strikes at Swiss Post against the background of the ongoing wage conflict.
According to the company, this led to problems with the delivery of letters and parcels.
According to Ver.di, tens of thousands of employees took part.
"This is again a crystal-clear signal to the employers: the employees are ready to fight for their demands and are now expecting a round of negotiations that will end with a strong salary increase," said the deputy Ver.di chairwoman and chief negotiator, Andrea Kocsis.
It is incomprehensible why such a successful company is not willing to compensate for the real wage losses of its employees as a result of inflation.
In the collective bargaining dispute, Verdi is demanding 15 percent more salary and an increase in training allowances for each year of training by 200 euros per month over a period of one year.
The union also refers to the expected record results of the post office.
The Post board rejects the demand as unrealistic.
According to the group, the majority of the profit is generated in international business.
The post and parcel business, on the other hand, is declining.
According to the union, parallel to the new warning strikes, rallies were also planned in ten cities:
On
Monday
, employees in Berlin, Rostock and Munich want to take to the streets.
Demonstrations in Dortmund, Hamburg and Frankfurt am Main are to follow on
Tuesday
.
Collective bargaining will continue on Wednesday and Thursday in Düsseldorf.
Swiss Post has announced that it will then submit an offer.
"Despite the different positions, we assume that we will make progress in fair and speedy talks in the next round of negotiations," said a Post spokesman.
OJ/dpa/AFP
