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July 14, 2022
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- German port companies ask the union to
resort to arbitration to unblock the renewal of the contract of the
port workers
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- Today a strike of 24 begins on the docks of Germany
Hours
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 Today in German ports begins a 48-hour strike that follows
that of 24 hours implemented about three weeks ago, new action of
protest that was decided by the union ver.di (Vereinten
Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft) after last July 5
negotiations for the renewal of the workers' contract interrupted
Port. The stop is given by the fact that the organization
trade unions do not consider that the proposal for wage increases put forward
employers sufficiently satisfy the request for ver.di
compensation for the effects of inflation and, in
particular, that this happens for the entire duration of the
contract. Although ver.di judged that the increase "permanent"
of +8% of the value of wages proposed by employers
is a step in the right direction, but the union
considers that the increase planned for the second year of the agreement
(2023), without the possibility of renegotiation, is limited and
may be insufficient.-
- Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe (ZDS),
the association representing port undertakings in the negotiations,
considers instead that the proposed global increase of +12.5% is more
who generous: "consumers and companies - noted the
ZDS negotiator, Ulrike Riedel - they are already seriously
affected by global supply chain disruptions and
ver.di calls for a 48-hour strike despite an offer from the
+12,5%. This - Riedel denounced - is irresponsible.
While wage agreements are currently underway in sectors
comparable to sometimes much lower conditions - specified the
representative of the association - ver.di insists on the maxim
request. This damages not only the reputation and the
international competitiveness of our ports and
Germany as a trading partner, but also threatens the existence of
many companies and will increase the pressure on jobs."
Noting that the negotiations have, with all evidence, come to a
deadlock, Riedel urged ver.di, in consideration
the enormous importance of ports for the supply of
consumers and the economy, "to finally accept
arbitration, so that a solution can be found.'
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