Dispute over more money
Verdi strives for parcel centers and some letter centers
If you expect a package from DHL on Wednesday, you could have to be patient – maybe it may not be the following day. The reason for this is nighttime work in parcel centers.
In the collective bargaining conflict at Deutsche Post, the Verdi union is again on warning strikes. Verdi said in the early evening in Berlin in the early evening in the early evening in Berlin. In addition, the employees in selected letter centers are called on to work, such as in Freiburg, Pforzheim and Waiblingen (Baden-Württemberg) as well as in Celle and Göttingen (Lower Saxony) and in Bremen.
The union would like to increase the pressure on employers so that they agree to a significantly higher payment. A company spokesman said the effects for customers were not estimated at the present time.
Corner points of the tariff dispute
Verdi demands seven percent higher fees in a collective agreement that was only 12 months long, which would apply to around 170,000 postmen, package messengers and other logistics employees. Post, which belongs to DHL, offers an increase in a 27 -month contract by 1.8 percent and later by a further 2.0 percent.
Verdi also insists on three extra vacation days to take the increased workload into account. If you are a Verdi member, you should even get four. In turn, the post only offers an extra vacation day for employees who have less than 30 vacation days a year-around two thirds of the workforce.
Next round of negotiations on Monday
The situation in the collective bargaining has a stuck, the three previous rounds brought no result. The fourth round is planned for Monday. The postal spokesman expressed his lack of understanding. “The call to other warning strikes is unnecessary and is at the expense of our customers.”
In the past few weeks, Verdi had always called on warning strikes in the different areas, whether in the package or letter area. In some places, this led to significant delays in the delivery of programs. Verdi-Vice Andrea Kocsis rates the post offer as “completely inadequate”, especially since the cost of living of the employees has increased significantly.
The post, in turn, insists on an economically sustainable contract – in the face of falling mail and high investment needs, it sees it only a low scope for increases in wages.
dpa
Source: Stern
