Overview

• Verdi has called for renewed strikes on Wednesday and Thursday at Charité, with workers demanding equal pay and conditions to directly employed hospital staff.
• Negotiations between Verdi and Charité Facility Management GmbH (CFM) have resumed, resulting in an emergency staffing agreement that falls short of court-mandated requirements.
• A prior court ruling required the union to strengthen emergency staffing plans during strikes to ensure patient safety, leading to the abrupt end of a previous strike.
• Union members overwhelmingly support the strike, with 99.3% voting in favor of indefinite action to press for wage parity under public sector agreements.
• The planned strikes could disrupt hospital services, especially in critical areas like medical equipment sterilization and patient transport.