DGB state chairman appeals

for fairer working conditions in NRW

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Work day: DGB NRW organizes central maicon disorders in Siegburg from

The central maicon disorders of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) took place in Siegburg on Thursday. Among the participants were several hundred people who gathered on the marketplace to listen to the speeches by DGB chairman Anja Weber and NRW Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU). This event is an important part of the celebrations for the day of work.

In her speech, Anja Weber emphasized the urgency with which the new federal government and the black and green state government have to tackle the social and economic challenges. She pointed out that many employees, especially in industry, are increasingly fearing their jobs and are faced with economic uncertainty. Weber criticized the current economic situation as a deep crisis that affects the employees directly.

DGB chairman sets clear accents

Weber also spoke about the necessary reform of the debt brake and the importance of a special fund for investments, since these elements are decisive course for the future. In addition, she turned against prejudices that are made to the employees themselves and underlined that employees are not responsible for economic wrong decisions and lack of investments. The topic of working hours was also the focus, since Weber made a clear rejection of possible changes in the Working Hours Act that could endanger the health of employees.

Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst supported the DGB's claims and expressed the importance of a tariff loyalty law in North Rhine-Westphalia to ensure that public orders are only awarded to collective wages. In his speech, Wüst also devoted himself to the topic of the necessary investments in the country's infrastructure and called for a comprehensive reconstruction program, similar to that of the turn for the east.

Appeal against the strengthening of the extreme right

In terms of social developments, Wüst called on those present not to get used to the strong extremely right -wing currents. He emphasized the importance of engagement against these tendencies in all areas of life to promote a democratic and respectful coexistence.

The maicon disorders in Siegburg illustrates the continuing challenges that workers and unions are facing, and emphasizes the need for political actors to work proactively for the interests of the employees.