Strike at Red Cross training institute

Germany

Members of the ver.di trade union at the Red Cross training institute in Berlin are on strike for higher pay and to ensure that old and new employees are on the same pay scale. The institute provides vocational training for workers with mental disabilities. The employers have not increased pay for 11 years and ver.di is calling for increases to bring pay levels in line with those in the main public sector agreements. The employers want the strike to end before any further negotiations take place but ver.di wants to see an offer of a significant pay increase first and one that begins to bring pay up towards the levels in the public sector.
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