Status: 01/20/2023 03:07
In the collective bargaining dispute at Deutsche Post, the union ver.di called for strikes across the country. Employees at mail and parcel centers must stop working during the day.
The collective dispute between ver.di and Deutsche Post is entering the next round: after collective bargaining failed, the union called on all mail and parcel center employees across the country to go on strike. Since yesterday at 5 pm and today, Post Office employees must stop working all day.
The reason is collective bargaining, which also failed in the second round. “Companies’ employees will now give a clear answer and emphasize their demands with strikes”, announced Andrea Kocsis, negotiation manager at ver.di.
Refusal is a “provocation”
The union is demanding 15% more wages for around 160,000 employees in Germany over a twelve-month period. “The fact that employers refuse to compensate real wage losses is a provocation in the face of the billionaire profits of the group. The employees of the companies will now give a clear answer to this and emphasize their demands with strikes”, highlighted Kocsis.
“Realistic” salary claim
Deutsche Post has repeatedly dismissed the salary claim as “unrealistic”. “In the next collective negotiations, it will be important for us to find a balance between salary increases for our employees and the economic viability of the company”, said a spokesperson before the start of negotiations.
Deutsche Post DHL is highly profitable. However, the focus of business activity is abroad. Negotiations on tariffs are expected to resume on February 8. Until then, new strikes may happen.