Several hundred public sector employees took to the streets in Hamburg for more recognition, better working conditions and more money. They gathered on Wednesday in front of the trade union building at Besenbinderhof. In order to increase the pressure on public employers before the second round of collective bargaining next Monday and Tuesday in Potsdam, the Verdi union had called for a first full-day warning strike in the Hanseatic city.
Hamburg - The corona pandemic made it clear that there was a lack of staff, said Hamburg's deputy Verdi chairwoman Sieglinde Frieß at the opening rally.
The employees did an excellent job, and the load limit was "often exceeded".
They should not be fobbed off with “crumbs”.
It's about improving living conditions in a rich and expensive city like Hamburg.
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Among others, employees of the district offices, state companies, universities, schools and the social authority took part in the rally.
After the opening rally, a demonstration to the goose market was planned.
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According to the information, around 70,000 employees in Hamburg are affected by the current collective bargaining round, including around 30,000 collective bargaining employees and around 40,000 civil servants.
Nationwide, there are around 1.1 million collective bargaining employees.
There are also around 1.4 million civil servants and around one million pension recipients to whom a degree is to be transferred.
The unions are demanding five percent more wages for employees, but at least 150 euros per month, and in the health sector even 300 euros more.
The collective bargaining association of German states (TdL) has already rejected the demands as unrealistic.
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