The Verdi union is demanding 15 percent more wages for around 160,000 employees in Germany over a period of twelve months.
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Dusseldorf Deutsche Post is facing strikes by the Verdi union. The second round of collective bargaining between the Bonn-based group and the Verdi union also remained without tangible results on Thursday. “The employees in the companies will now give a clear answer and emphasize their demands with strikes,” announced Verdi negotiator Andrea Kocsis.
The employees in all letter and parcel centers were called on Thursday at 5 p.m. and all day on Friday, Verdi said. “More strikes will follow in the days to come.”
The union is demanding 15 percent more wages for around 160,000 employees in Germany over a period of twelve months. Kocsis emphasized that the majority of Verdi members at Swiss Post have a low income and cannot cope with real wage losses. “The fact that employers refuse to compensate for real wage losses is a provocation in view of the billions in profits of the group.”