Verdi conducts an assault on Pforzheim's agricultural lands
The service union Verdi has announced plans for a strike at the Kaufland branch "Am Mühlkanal" in Brötzingen, Germany, scheduled for December 20 and 21, 2023. This strike is part of an ongoing series of strikes organised by Verdi, aiming to address demands for better wages and improved working conditions.
The union's demands in the 2023 wage round include a 15 percent increase in wages and salaries, as well as a €200 increase in training allowances. The union is also seeking to double the social allowance and proposed increases and allowance changes would last for a duration of 12 months.
The striking union members plan to gather for a rally outside the Kaufland branch in Calw on December 20, 2023, at 9 am, and in Nagold on December 21, 2023, also at 9 am. The strike at the "Am Mühlkanal" Kaufland branch is expected to result in "partial significant restrictions" in the Kaufland branches, which also include locations in Calw and Nagold.
Robin Weller, the trade union secretary of Verdi, stated that employees are striking because they have no other choice, as employers' associations have not returned to the negotiating table despite a promise in top-level talks. According to Weller, the union is not striking willingly, but is forced to due to the employers' associations' unwillingness to negotiate.
The strike at the "Am Mühlkanal" Kaufland branch is scheduled to take place after a strike at the Pforzheim-Ost Kaufland branch on a previous, unspecified date. The union's demands in the 2023 wage round are part of the ongoing series of strikes organised by Verdi, reflecting the union's commitment to securing fair compensation and improved working conditions for retail workers.
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- The ongoing series of strikes organised by Verdi in 2023 extends to the retail industry, with plans for a strike at the Kaufland branch "Am Mühlkanal" in Brötzingen, Germany.
- In the 2023 wage round, Verdi demands a 15 percent increase in wages and salaries, a €200 increase in training allowances, and a doubling of the social allowance, seeking changes that would last for 12 months.
- The finance sector may be affected by these strikes, as the Kaufland branches, including locations in Calw and Nagold, are expected to face "partial significant restrictions" due to the strike at the "Am Mühlkanal" Kaufland branch.
- The issues of fair compensation and improved working conditions for retail workers are at the forefront of politics and general-news discussions, with the strike at the Kaufland branch being a notable instance of crime-and-justice implications in the business world.
