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Public sector workers in Germany’s states are set for a 5.8% bump in pay after a collective bargaining agreement was struck on Saturday following weeks of strikes.<\/p>\n
The deal covers more than 900,000 employees of the country’s 16 federal states, including childcare workers, administrative staff and doctors.<\/p>\n
The agreement was announced on Saturday after months of negotiations between the Verdi and dbb trade unions and employers’ representatives.<\/p>\n
It came after walk-outs across the country in recent weeks, affecting university hospitals, public transport and educational facilities.<\/p>\n
The new contract runs for 27 months up to the end of January 2028, ruling out the prospect of further strikes until then.<\/p>\n
Verdi official Frank Werneke described the negotiations, which began in December, as “more difficult than they have been for a long time.”<\/p>\n
According to the unions, the increase should amount to at least \u20ac100 ($119) per month, with junior staff set to receive \u20ac150 more.<\/p>\n
If the agreement is extended to more than 1.3 million civil servants and pensioners, as usual, a total of 2.2 million people will be covered by the rise in pay.<\/p>\n
The deal is in line with the 5.8% pay rise agreed for employees of the federal government last year.<\/p>\n