Overview
- Ver.di and the DBB will broaden walkouts across the federal states—excluding Hesse—from next week through mid-February, targeting university hospitals, schools, and public administrations.
- The unions seek a 7% pay rise with at least €300 per month, plus €200 for trainees and a 12‑month contract term.
- Länder negotiator Andreas Dressel maintains the demands are too expensive, with employers citing costs of up to €12.6 billion and presenting no formal counterproposal.
- The next and currently final bargaining round is set for 11–13 February in Potsdam, while Hesse holds separate talks from 27 February in Wiesbaden.
- Regional actions are already slated, including full‑day teacher strikes in Saxony with rallies in Dresden and Leipzig, alongside further strike plans in North Rhine‑Westphalia.