Overview
- Verdi called CineStar and UCI staff in multiple German cities to a warning strike timed to the Berlinale.
- The Cubix at Alexanderplatz was picketed in the afternoon with a rally planned for 16:00, drawing several dozen participants, according to Verdi.
- CineStar said Berlinale showings continued without interruption, citing additional festival personnel on site.
- The union seeks a nationwide entry wage of at least €16 per hour for roughly 2,500 cinema workers plus an annual special payment of €880.
- CineStar argued the pay demands exceed its economic capacity and had earlier pledged normal weekend operations, while turnout in Leipzig remained unclear in the morning with a Burgplatz rally scheduled.