Throughout collective bargaining at Deutsche Telekom, the Verdi union referred to as on staff in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia to go on a warning strike. “The aim is to get round 1,500 strikers onto the streets at present,” stated union secretary René Listing. Total, Telekom has between 7,500 and eight,000 collective bargaining staff within the three federal states, says Listing.
The primary strikes had already taken place in different federal states on Tuesday. Verdi justifies the warning strike with a disappointing second spherical of collective bargaining with out a proposal from the employers.
Demand: 6.6 % extra
Verdi is demanding, amongst different issues, a wage improve of 6.6 % for a time period of the collective settlement of twelve months and a Verdi member bonus of 660 euros per 12 months for round 60,000 collective bargaining staff nationwide.
In line with the union, the Telekom group in Germany consists of 20 completely different collectively agreed group firms, every of which has its personal collective agreements. The vast majority of the collective wage agreements run till March 31, 2026. Earlier than the collective bargaining spherical, joint negotiations had been agreed for these firms.
The third spherical of collective bargaining is scheduled for 11/12. Scheduled for Could 2026.
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