Overview

• Walkouts began at 6:00 at the logistics site in Achim and bottling plants in Hildesheim, Lüneburg and Mölln, with work halted for 16 hours.
• NGG casts the action as the launch of a nationwide warning‑strike wave if the employer does not change course, vowing to keep striking until workers’ demands are met.
• Coca‑Cola’s reported offer includes no increase in 2025 and a 1.5% raise in 2026, which the union calls insufficient.
• The union seeks a 5% pay rise plus a €150 flat increase retroactive to September 1, along with a €120 boost in trainee pay.
• The next bargaining session is scheduled for November 10 in Hamburg, with roughly 500 workers expected at a Bremen rally and about 1,200 employees affected across the four sites.