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Verdi calls two-day warning strike on Schleswig-Holstein public buses

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Verdi called approximately 1,800 public transport employees in Schleswig-Holstein to a two-day warning strike starting Tuesday and ending Wednesday evening.
  • The union said negotiations ended with an unacceptable employer offer and that pressure was needed to secure progress.
  • The strike will affect public bus operators in Kiel, Lübeck, Flensburg, Neumünster and the Plön district, while Verdi is seeking a 6.5% pay increase over 12 months.

Public bus services in Schleswig-Holstein are set to stop next week after Verdi called around 1,800 employees out on a two-day warning strike.

The stoppage will begin next Tuesday and end on Wednesday evening, the union said. It will affect public bus companies in Kiel, Lübeck, Flensburg and Neumünster, as well as transport employees in the Plön district.

The two rounds of negotiations have left the bargaining committee with the impression that there will be no meaningful progress without pressure.

· Sascha BähringVerdi’s negotiator explained why the union called the warning strike.

The call followed a second failed round of negotiations. Verdi said the talks ended with an “unacceptable offer” from employers. “The two rounds of negotiations have left the bargaining committee with the impression that there will be no meaningful progress without pressure,” said Verdi negotiator Sascha Bähring.

an unacceptable offer

· VerdiThe union’s description of the employers’ proposal after the second negotiating round.

The union said warning strikes were therefore the only way to prevent the negotiations from becoming “an endless loop.” The action forms part of nationwide collective bargaining for the railway agreement.

Verdi is seeking a 6.5% pay increase for all employees over a 12-month contract period. It also wants a benefit for union members worth 650 euros a year.

an endless loop

· VerdiThe union used this phrase to describe the risk of talks continuing without progress.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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