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Hamburg Public Workers Stage Warning Strike as Unions Press for ‘Hamburg Allowance’

City officials call a €300 across-the-board payment unaffordable, offering €100 only to select roles.

Ende November 2023 hatten Tausende Angestellte im öffentlichen Dienst gestreikt (Archivbild).
Teilnehmer demonstrieren während eines Warnstreiks des dbb Beamtenbund und Tarifunion im Rahmen der Tarifverhandlungen zur Stadtstaatenzulage im hamburgischen öffentlichen Dienst in der Innenstadt vor der Finanzbehörde am Adolphsplatz.
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Overview

  • About 1,000 city employees joined the dbb-led march from the Dammtor area, culminating in a 1 p.m. rally on Adolphsplatz.
  • Services faced constraints across district offices, Hamburg Service, the vehicle licensing authority, justice institutions, and parts of the police.
  • Unions are demanding a monthly €300 allowance for all staff and €150 for trainees, arguing it offsets Hamburg’s higher living costs.
  • Finance Senator Andreas Dressel says a universal payout would cost €200–300 million annually, proposes €100 monthly for roughly 8,500 citizen-facing roles, and plans targeted supplements starting in November.
  • The walkout is intended to build pressure ahead of Thursday’s negotiation round, with unions signaling further strikes if the offer does not improve.