Dear Colleagues,
CALL FOR SOLIDARITY - German dockers
Update: Bremerhaven Warning Strikes on
Tuesday and Wednesday
Ver.di is mobilizing workers in Bremerhaven
for full-shift warning strikes starting today, Tuesday July 9, during the
second shift, and concluding on Wednesday, July 10, after the first shift.
This action is aimed at increasing pressure
on employers before the fourth round of negotiations. Additionally, the workers
at the Port of Hamburg are also called to join the warning strikes on these
dates.
Wage negotiations between Ver.di and the
Central Association of German Seaport Operators (ZDS) are set to resume in
Bremen on July 11-12.
The employers' offer is considered
unacceptable by the union: no progress in the wage increase proposals. The warning
strikes are meant to clearly signal the seriousness of the employees' demands.
Ver.di is demanding a three-euro hourly wage
increase effective June 1, 2024, along with corresponding increases in shift
bonuses, addressing the lack of an increase in the 2022 agreement, with a
proposed twelve-month contract term.
For the union it is crucial that the lower
wage groups receive financial relief from these increases, as the recent years'
inflation has hit them hardest. Wage disparities between different groups need
to be reduced, and there must be real wage growth for the higher wage groups as
well.
This is not the only case in Europe at the
moment. As you are already aware, in Italy, after over six months of
negotiations, union demands for purchasing power recovery and regulatory
adjustments remain unaddressed. The unions asked for an 18% wage increase, but
the employers' proposals are still very far from the demands of the dockers.
Consequently, last week, the three Italian
unions called for a new 48-hour strike at all national ports, after the strike
actions organized in April.
In light of the above, we ask you to join us
and stand in solidarity with our German port workers during this critical time.
Their struggle is our collective concern, and by supporting their cause, we
reaffirm our commitment to justice, fairness, and the dignity of labour.
Attached you will find a leaflet that you can
use for solidarity actions and social media:
1) download and print the leaflet
2) take pictures or short videos expressing
solidarity
3) send them to us
Please inform us of the actions that your
union will take and send us pictures at b.tommasi@etf-europe.org and
r.rivera@etf-europe.org
We count on your support!
In solidarity,
Berardina Tommasi,
Policy Officer for Dockers
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