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Verdi Announces Protests Against Healthcare Reform Plan
Frank Werneke, the chief of the Verdi trade union, has reacted with sharp criticism to the government’s proposed…
Verdi Slams Tax-Free Thousand Euro Bonus as Missfire
The leader of Verdi, Frank Werneke, criticized the center-right coalition government regarding the planned “relief bonus”.Speaking to “Redaktionsnetzwerk…
Union Boss Verdi Demands More Action Against Soaring Gas Prices
Frank Werneke, the chairman of the union Verdi, stated that the planned reduction of the energy tax is…
Verdi Slams Coalition Deal On Free Crisis Bonus Calling It Flawed Design
The union Verdi criticized the governing coalition’s proposal for an optional, tax- and levy-free relief bonus offered by…
Verdi Union Satisfied With One-Day Strike at German Press Agency
Verdi is pleased with the results of the one‑day strike at the German Press Agency (dpa). According to…
Verdi Calls All-Day Strike at dpa, 800 Workers Protest Today
Verdi, the German service‑trade union, called its roughly 800 employees at the Deutsche Presse Agentur (dpa) to a…
Verdi Warns Unicredit Over Commerzbank Merge Employees Face Massive Cuts
Verdi warns that a takeover of Commerzbank by the Italian banking giant Unicredit could have severe repercussions for…
Verdi Calls for Wednesday Strike at Berlin Brandenburg Airport
The union Verdi has called for a warning strike at Berlin‑Schönefeld (BER) Airport on Wednesday. The employers stalled…
Verdi Calls for City Public Transport Strikes in Five German States
The service union Verdi has called for strikes in municipal public transport on the upcoming Thursday in several…
Verdi Warning Strike Stalls Public Transport Nationwide
Across almost all of Germany, a warning strike called by the union Verdi began early on Friday morning…
Christoph Ploß Criticises Verdi Strikes on Bundesliga Game Days
German transport policy maker Christoph Ploß (CDU) sharply criticized Verdi’s warning strikes on public transport scheduled for Bundesliga matchdays.“Leaving…
Verdi Calls for Nationwide Public Transport Strikes on Friday and Saturday
On Tuesday, the service‑sector union Verdi announced that it is calling for nationwide strikes in public transport on…
Verdi Calls Voters to Reject Union’s Neoliberal Shift Ahead of State Elections
Before this year’s upcoming state elections, Frank Werneke, the federal chair of the services union Verdi, urges voters to…
Verdi Demands Radio Fee 18.64 Euro Be Legally Fixed for 2027
The service union Verdi has urged the German state premiers to enshrine the 18.64‑euro broadcasting fee, recommended by…
Verdi Calls for 2‑Day Strike at Autobahn GmbH – Workers Rally Across Nine Outlets, Berlin Office, and NRW Tunnel Hubs
The service trade union Verdi has called on employees of the Autobahn GmbH to strike, protest, and hold…
Verdi Secures 5.8 Percent Pay Raise for Public Sector Employees Across German States
The services union Verdi and the employers of the German Länder have reached a collective‑agreement for public‑sector employees…
Verdi Calls Warning Strike at Cinestar and UCI During Berlinale Weekend
The trade union Verdi has called a warning strike for employees of cinema chains Cinestar and UCI during…
Nationwide Strikes in Local Public Transport Begin as Verdi Union Walkouts Hit Almost All German States
On Monday morning, the strikes announced by the union Verdi began across all German states, with the exception…
Verdi Calls for Nationwide Municipal Transport Strikes Monday
Verdi, the service‑sector union, announced on Friday that it is calling for a nationwide strike on Monday among…
Verdi Urges Campus-Warning Strikes Across 60 Cities to Push for Higher Pay in Higher Education
The service union Verdi has called for a campus warning strike day on Wednesday as part of its…
Verdi Urges Health Sector Strikes Amid Employer Standoff in State Wage Talks
Verdi, the service‑sector union, has called for a nationwide sector strike in the health sector on Tuesday. The…
Verdi Calls for Nationwide Warning Strikes Across Germany’s Road Construction, 14,000 Highway Workers Staking Out
The planned walk‑outs reflect a broader trend in German labour politics, where unions increasingly use high‑visibility actions to…
Verdi Demands Major Pay Hikes for Public Sector Workers
The public sector in Germany’s states faces mounting pressure as labor union Verdi intensifies its demands ahead of…
Care Reform Proposals Fall Short Verdi Says
The service sector trade union Verdi has expressed profound disappointment with the concluding report of the Federal-State Working…
Verdi Threatens Public Sector Strikes
The prospect of widespread strikes looms over Germany’s public sector as union Verdi intensifies its stance in ongoing…
Verdi Demands Local Say on Finances
The escalating financial strain on municipalities across Germany is triggering a fierce debate about the balance of power…
Verdi Members Approve TÜV Bund Pay Deal
The union Verdi has confirmed that its members have overwhelmingly approved a new pay agreement with TÜV Bund,…
Verdi to Fight Social Reforms
The German labor union Verdi has signaled a fierce opposition to impending social reforms proposed by the ruling…
Verdi Calls Newspaper Strike
Journalists across Germany are preparing for multiple days of walkouts as union Verdi escalates its dispute with the…
Verdi calls for immediate action to prevent care collapse
On the occasion of the International Day of Caregivers, the service union Verdi has called on the newly…
Verdi Calls for Ban Process Against AfD, Demands Restriction of Party Members in Public Service
Following the re-evaluation of the AfD by the Constitutional Protection, Verdi service sector union chief, Frank Werneke, has…
Verdi Chief Warns of Dire Consequences for Workers if Working Hours Act Reforms Proceed
Verdi-Chef Frank Werneke warns about potential consequences of planned reform of the German Working Hours Act by the…
Verdi Union Demands 15 Euro Minimum Wage Starting Next Year
The head of the services union Verdi, Frank Werneke, expects the minimum wage to be at 15 euros…
Verdi Union Accepts Mediation Deal for Ground Handling Workers
The Bundestarifkommission Bodenverkehrsdienste of the service workers’ union Verdi has accepted the mediation recommendation from last week for…
Flight Frenzy: Germany’s Air Traffic in Freefall as Verdi Union Grounds Major Airports
Verdi has called for a one-day warning strike at 11 German airports, set to begin at midnight on…
Deutsche Post and Verdi Union Reach Deal
Post and Package Workers in Germany Reach New Collective Bargaining Agreement In the fourth round of collective bargaining…
Verdi Calls for Full-Day Strikes at Germany’s Busiest Airports
A service union, Verdi, has called on public service employees at the airports of Düsseldorf and Cologne/Bonn to…
Nationwide Strikes Imminent as Verdi Union Warns of Action in Public Sector
The German public sector union, Verdi, has announced plans for a nationwide strike, with the possibility of expanding…
Strike Back: Verdi Rejects CSU’s Pensions Plan!
German Labor Unions Express Discontent with CSU’s Retirement Plans Frank Werneke, the head of the Verdi labor union,…
BOMBSHELL: German Opera Icon Verdi Slams Elusive Radio Fee Deal!
Verdi Slams Minister-Präsidents’ Failure to Agree on Radio Fee Adjustment The German trade union Verdi has strongly criticized…