Overview

• The walkout marks the third multi-shift warning strike at Zalando’s Erfurt logistics center since April without a single round of negotiations from management.
• Verdi plans to extend the action across early, late and night shifts and expects about 250 participants by day’s end.
• The union demands recognition of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia collective bargaining agreements that include roughly 15 percent higher wages plus enhanced allowances, shorter workweeks and pension benefits.
• Zalando’s leadership has maintained a firm refusal to negotiate after April and May actions, leaving the pay and benefits gap unresolved.
• The Erfurt hub employs several thousand workers and Verdi highlights Zalando’s strong business results to bolster its call for improved labor conditions.