Overview

• The GEW has called for a three-day warning strike from May 13–15, demanding smaller class sizes and improved working conditions.
• Berlin's Education Senator Katharina Günther-Wünsch has condemned the timing, citing disruptions to central Abitur and MSA exams.
• The Senate is working on administrative reforms, including school IT support, multi-professional teams, and reducing MSA exams at Gymnasien, to ease staff burdens.
• The GEW continues to advocate for a health-protection tariff agreement, a demand limited by Berlin's membership in the Tarifgemeinschaft deutscher Länder (TdL).
• Teacher shortages in Berlin exacerbate staff overload, intensifying the union's grievances over working conditions.