Municipal daycare workers and other employees in social professions should get more money and free time. In the collective bargaining dispute between the municipal social and educational services, an agreement was reached late Wednesday evening: After around twelve hours of negotiations with the municipal employers, the Verdi union and the civil servants’ association dbb agreed on additional days off and monthly allowances for the around 330,000 employees.
With the breakthrough, which was initially considered unlikely, further warning strikes by educational staff and social workers were averted for the time being. Verdi wants its members to decide on the collective bargaining agreement in the coming weeks. According to the information, it is very likely that the contract will be received.
130 euros more per month for educators
The agreement stipulates that the employees will initially receive two additional days off per year. In the future, they should also have the option of converting part of their salary into a maximum of two additional days off.
Furthermore, educators in municipal public service will receive 130 euros more per month from July 1st. For social workers there will also be an additional 180 euros from July.
Verdi boss: important compromise against shortage of skilled workers
In addition, the agreement stipulates that professional experience in social and educational services should in future be rewarded in the same way as other employees in the public sector. The time employees stay in one pay grade before moving up to the next is scheduled to be aligned with general public service grades as of October 1, 2024. This means that salaries will rise faster in the future than before.
Employees in all federal states will benefit from the new agreement, with the exception of Berlin. Verdi Chairman Frank Werneke thanked the employees “who have been fighting and striking in the past few days and weeks”.
Werneke spoke of an important step “to make the professions in the social and educational system more attractive and to take effective action against the shortage of skilled workers”. The employers’ associations were also satisfied with the compromise.
The WDR reports on this topic in WDR aktuell, 12.45 p.m.
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