Strike in Stuttgart: Claims of the unions on the table!

On February 17th and 18th, 2025, the second collective bargaining for the employees at the federal government and municipalities took place in Potsdam. However, these were without result because there was no offer from the employers. Instead, the employers outlined their ideas, which have a term of three years, low wages and even a zero round in some state associations. stuttgart.verdi reported that the third round of negotiations is scheduled for March 14, 2025, but has not yet been recognized from the employer are.

In view of the stagnating negotiations, ver.di called on a full -day warning strike on March 13 and 14, 2025 in Stuttgart. The strike begins on March 13th at 9:00 a.m. in the Stuttgart trade union house, followed by a strike meeting at 10:30 a.m. and a demonstration at 11:00 a.m. The final speaker will be Christine Behle, the deputy chair of ver.di. On March 14th, a democracy conference will also take place on the union work of the future, on which topics such as success, challenges and recruiting new members will be dealt with.

Current collective bargaining in the public service

The collective bargaining in the public service for 2025 are also currently underway. As Oeffierer-dienst-news , around 2.3 million employees are affected by the federal government and municipalities, since the existing collective agreement expires on December 31, 2024. The unions are planning to present their claims in autumn 2024, while the next round of negotiations will probably take place in January 2025.

The unions require a salary increase of 8 percent, but at least 350 euros per month, as well as higher surcharges for stressful activities and additional free days. In view of the difficult economic framework, the collective bargaining had to take place under increased pressure, whereby the VKA described the demands of the unions as unrealistic.

In addition, there were reports of a serious incident on February 13, 2025 when a vehicle drove to a strike train in Munich, which led to at least 28 injuries. The driver of the vehicle is a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker. This event throws an additional light on the currently tense locations and challenges in the collective bargaining situation.