Work less?
From an economic point of view, this would currently be a major risk, warns Robert Habeck.
The Economics Minister is not alone in this.
Berlin – The constant strikes in Germany are causing the Minister of Economic Affairs great concern.
At the moment there are “a little too many strikes for less and less work,” said Robert Habeck (Greens) in Berlin on Wednesday.
“And indeed we cannot afford that at the moment,”
Reuters
quoted him as saying .
The strikes should not lead to the tariff dispute being fought out for weeks at the expense of passengers and the economy, Habeck recently told the
Tagesspiegel
.
“It’s about millions of commuters who have to get to their jobs and large quantities of goods that our economy and therefore the country urgently needs.”
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Economics Minister Robert Habeck (archive photo) is responsible for the permanent strikes.
© Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
CSU parliamentary group calls for reform of the right to strike
Repeated strikes on the railways and in air transport have reignited the debate as to whether more guidelines are needed for industrial action in critical areas.
The CSU parliamentary group has already called for a reform of the right to strike.
“Germany is not a strike country,” said Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) to the
Münchner Merkur
.
In the area of critical infrastructure and public services, the CSU believes that strikes should be linked to conditions:
a mandatory arbitration procedure in advance
a minimum period for announcing a strike
Mandatory agreements between collective bargaining parties on minimum care and emergency services
Another party, however, is clearly on the side of the GdL union: The Left wants a 30-hour week with full wage compensation in the rail dispute.
Bavaria's Prime Minister since 1945
Bavaria's Prime Minister since 1945
Strike law reform?
Chancellor Scholz, on the other hand
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) sees no need for legal restrictions on the right to strike.
The right to strike was fought for “as a democratic right” by unions and employees, Scholz said in the Bundestag on Wednesday (March 13).
The country can be “proud” of its social partnership.
He doesn't think it's necessary to legally regulate the right to strike, said Scholz - and appealed to the collective bargaining partners: "It's always important that everyone makes good use of their opportunities."
(frs with dpa)
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