Overview
- The second negotiating round between Verdi and the Tarifgemeinschaft deutscher Länder is set for Thursday and Friday in Potsdam, covering roughly 925,000 Länder employees outside Hesse.
- Unions staged coordinated warn strikes across multiple states, including about 5,000 demonstrators in Berlin and up to 800 participants at a Hamburg rally, where Verdi counted around 1,000.
- Union demands include a 7% pay rise with a minimum €300 per month, €200 more for trainees, and a 12‑month agreement.
- TdL chair Andreas Dressel criticized the package as excessive and highlighted easing inflation at 1.8%, and employers have yet to table a formal offer.
- Verdi leader Frank Werneke said further strikes depend on the talks’ outcome, while Hamburg authorities reported only limited local disruption so far.