Overview

• On June 18, several thousand theater and concert hall employees across Germany halted rehearsals for half an hour to press their demands.
• Unions BFFS, GDBA, unisono and VdO want the recent public sector wage agreement to apply to NV Bühne and TVK contracts for artistic staff.
• Key bargaining points include higher base salaries, increased Christmas bonuses and an annual personal paid vacation day.
• Unisono director Robin von Olshausen rejected a “public service light” deal and BFFS negotiator Heinrich Schafmeister warned against treating artists as second-class employees.
• The Deutscher Bühnenverein will reconvene with the unions on June 25 to seek a resolution in the ongoing pay dispute.