Agreement on Public Service Pay: More Pay in Two Stages

Public service pay agreement. After lengthy negotiations, the federal government and municipalities have reached an agreement. According to media reports, this was announced yesterday in Potsdam. There will likely be a 5.8 percent increase in pay in two stages. The unions now want to survey their members. However, it is considered unlikely that the majority will vote no and lead to an indefinite strike. More than 2.6 million employees, for example in daycare centers and hospitals - also in Middle Franconia, had gone on strike. Verdi and the German Civil Service Federation dbb had originally demanded an 8 percent pay increase.