Work Day: DGB chairwoman Fahimi: Hands away from the Working Hours Act

The DGB chairman Yasmin Fahimi has rejected plans of a future federal government for the extensive loosening of working time rules. At the central DGB rally on the day of work in Chemnitz, she also accused employers of bearing significant responsibility for the economic crisis in Germany.

“We should talk more about how it actually looks about the performance of the board and management. Where were their entrepreneurial spirit and risk to risk at the locations?” Fahimi called.

And: “It was not just politics, it was the wrong management decisions that contributed to the fact that the economy weakens and jobs are in danger.”

Fahimi reacts to plans from Union and SPD

According to the coalition agreement, Schwarz-Rot wants to create the possibility of a weekly instead of a daily maximum working time. Standards in occupational safety and the applicable rest time regulations should be maintained.

“Stop the chattering that people are making blue, that they are lazy that they just have to work more. And that’s why we say very clearly: We want eight-hour day instead of hamster wheel. And therefore: Hands away from the Working Hours Act,” said Fahimi.

Millions of overtime – many of them are unpaid – showed how great the pressure on the employees is already. And whoever works unpaid more will be deleted part of his wages. The Working Hours Act should protect against excessive demands. After that, up to 60 hours a week could already be worked.

Scholz calls for decent wages and strong unions

The executive Chancellor Olaf Scholz strengthened the workers’ back. “There are far too many that have to work hard for too little money,” the SPD politician wrote on the platform X. “That’s why I’m for decent wages. And I am for strong unions. They are important for the social cohesion of our country. That is what it’s about on May 1st!”

In 1890 May 1st was founded as the “Fighting Day of the Labor Movement”. To date, internationally protest is expressed on the day. In Germany, the day of work is a public holiday.

The unions have further demands

Unions and other organizations organize hundreds of rallies and events all over Germany. The DGB appealed under the motto “Make yourself strong with us!” to the employees to work for more wages and better working conditions and campaigned to organize themselves unionized. Fahimi formulated several central demands in Chemnitz.

Investment package: The DGB welcomes the special fund of 500 billion euros initiated by the Union and SPD for the infrastructure. An investment offensive for train and transport, schools, digitization and public administration are necessary. Economic development must be linked to promises for long -term employment and loyalty to the location.

Works council: “Works council disability must finally be pursued consistently in this country,” said Fahimi. Anyone who prevents works councils.

Tariff loyalty law: The DGB chairman called for a “real tariff loyalty law” so that public orders only go to tariff-bound companies and the end was with payments from tax money for tariff and social dumping.

Pension without speculative risk: The DGB demands that there must be permanent stabilization of the pension level to at least 48 percent. “By 2031, that’s not enough for us,” said Fahimi. She warned against delivering relevant parts of old -age provision to the capital markets so that pensions “are not gambled on the stock exchanges”.

CONTROCATION: Social stability and legal certainty are “real, hard to overestimate location factors”. The answer to “America First” could only be: “Europe United”. Fahimi said: “We don’t let ourselves be divided apart by big-tech oligarch.”