Overview
- FC St. Pauli and the service union ver.di announced a house collective agreement for club employees that the union describes as a first in the Bundesliga.
- The contract covers staff in marketing and merchandising at the club and its affiliated companies, while excluding executives, the professional team’s sporting department, the youth academy, and eSports.
- The deal runs until June 30, 2028, and sets base salaries that take effect retroactively from June 1, 2025.
- According to the club, ver.di members are covered automatically, and other employees within scope can opt in; the process began with a member motion in 2021.
- Ver.di’s lead negotiator said the agreement breaks new ground that could influence other clubs, highlighting how a house agreement sets standards at a single employer rather than across an entire industry.