Preparations are underway for three-hour strikes in 30 corporations in a number of federal states on Tuesday and Wednesday (June 25 and 26). Nevertheless, employer representatives from the Chamber of Commerce have been supplied a gathering date for Monday.
It was unclear on Friday afternoon whether or not this assembly would happen. It was additionally unclear whether or not it might be sufficient to discover a answer that will avert the threatened escalation. The warning strikes might result in slight delays within the provide chain.
“The workers are outraged and able to strike as a result of the employers don’t need to grant them the complete rolling inflation compensation of seven.8 % and an actual wage improve,” stated an announcement from vida to the APA. “A warehouse employee or forklift driver earns on common 2,000 or 2,200 euros gross per 30 days. It’s subsequently all of the extra comprehensible that the staff don’t need to wait any longer for his or her urgently wanted inflation compensation and an actual wage improve.”
There’s subsequently a “want for renegotiation relating to the extent of compensation for inflation from April 1, 2024, in addition to find out how to cope with overpayments.” The true lack of buying energy for giant components of the workforce is “sadly nonetheless included within the present casual supply. In view of the state of affairs of our colleagues, we can’t conform to such a proposal.”
In keeping with stories, there was an off-the-cuff dialogue between the collective bargaining companions yesterday, however this didn’t result in a breakthrough. Beforehand, it was stated that the employers have been providing 5.8 %.
