Status: 09/28/2020 6:15 p.m. – NDR 1 Lower Saxony
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On Tuesday, commuters from Lower Saxony in particular will be hit hard in local transport: The ver.di union has called on thousands of public service workers to go on warning strikes. After employees of the city of Hanover protested in front of the town hall for more wages and better working conditions on Monday, the strike has now paralyzed local public transport. All Üstra buses and trams in Hanover remain in the depots.
VIDEO: Ver.di calls for more wages in the public sector (1 min)
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Outstanding events in Braunschweig, Salzgitter and Wolfsburg
In southern Lower Saxony, the protests begin on Tuesday, with a focus on Braunschweig, Salzgitter and Wolfsburg. According to Ver.di, among other things, the employees of the energy supplier BS-Energy are called to work stoppages – as well as the employees in Salzgitter Town Hall and the Wolfsburg Clinic. The employees of the employment agency in Braunschweig and Salzgitter have also announced strikes. According to the union, the bus drivers want to be in Wolfsburg, among others, Göttingen and Osnabrück stop their work.
Strikes at the clinic and the Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven
Ver.di also has strikes in the neighboring country Bremen announced. According to the union, actions in the Reinkenheide Clinic and at the Alfred Wegener Institute are among others Bremerhaven planned. On Thursday, cleaners in daycare centers and schools also want to stop work.
First ver.di campaigns in Verden and Lüneburg
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The first week of warning strikes in Lower Saxony came to an end on Friday with a rally at Lüneburg City Hall. Around 350 employees had gathered on the square to demand more wages from Mayor Ulrich Mädge (SPD), as ver.di said. Mädge leads the nationwide negotiations for the Association of Municipal Employers’ Associations (VKA). Verden kicked off on Thursday. According to ver.di, up to 150 employees stopped their work there. Actions were also planned in Hildesheim.
The next round of negotiations begins at the end of October
The union calls for the nationwide 2.3 million employees in the public service of the federal government and local authorities 4.8 percent more wages, but at least an increase of 150 euros per month. The employers have not yet submitted an offer in the first two rounds of negotiations. The third round of negotiations is scheduled for October 22nd and 23rd.
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