This decision was taken at the end of a series of consultations with members of the Verdi trade union. 94,5 % of civil servants voted in favour of this extension. For the first time, policemen and teachers were due to join the movement.
The strike pursues several goals: civil servants of Bade Württemberg, Bavaria or Lower-Saxony are fighting against an increase in working hours without wage compensation. Elsewhere, in Saar, Saxony, Rhineland Westphalia and Schleswig Holstein, employees...