Verdi demands 10.5 percent more salary for Brandenburg and Berlin employees in the public service

The Verdi union calls for a tariff increase of 10.5 percent for teachers, police officers and employees in the public service of the federal states. This requirement also affects a quarter million people in Brandenburg and Berlin. Verdi argues that higher salaries are necessary to make the public service more attractive and to remedy the lack of specialists. The last tariff increase for employees in the public service of the federal states was only 2.8 percent. Around 62,000 employees are affected in Brandenburg, including collective staff, officials and employees of universities. Although the negotiations do not directly affect the civil servants, a collective bargaining will be regarded as a blueprint for an increase in civil servants. The Finance Minister of Brandenburg has already assured that a tariff cleaning is transferred to the officials. Verdi is preparing for strikes and the negotiations are expected to take place until December.

A possible collective bargaining with a tariff increase of 10.5 percent would have a significant impact on the public service in Berlin and Brandenburg. The region is affected by a shortage of skilled workers, especially for teachers and police officers. Higher salaries could help attract qualified specialists and increase the attractiveness of the public service as an employer.

Brandenburg has already assured that a tariff cleaning is transferred to the officials. This also affects around 17,500 pensioners, whose covers could also be increased.

Negotiations could lead to strikes in the public service, which would be clearly noticeable, especially in Berlin. Teachers, daycare staff and employees in the citizens 'offices would also benefit from the federal states' collective agreement.

The negotiations are scheduled until December and affect a total of 1.2 million collective staff and 1.3 million civil servants nationwide.

according to a report by www.maz-online.de ,