Overview
- Four unions — Verdi, GEW, GdP and IG Bau — have announced coordinated strikes in Berlin for Wednesday and Thursday next week.
- Targets on Jan. 14 include universities, police stations, the state immigration office, the citizens and regulatory affairs office, the fire brigade and public childcare centers.
- A demonstration on Jan. 14 will proceed from Dorothea-Schlegel-Platz to the Rotes Rathaus with a closing rally around 10:00.
- Actions on Jan. 15 will involve employees of Senate administrations, district offices, Kitas, universities and the state’s forestry operations, with protests planned around the Kongresshotel in Potsdam.
- The strikes precede Jan. 15–16 talks in Potsdam, where the TdL has rejected Verdi’s 7% or at least €300 for lower pay groups over 12 months, and potential service impacts remain uncertain despite December’s documented closures and restrictions.