Warning strike on March 11th: Dealed waste disposal and services in Mainz!

Warning strike on March 11th: Dealed waste disposal and services in Mainz!

On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, a warning strike will be in the public service in Mainz and Mainz-Bingen. The ver.di union has proclaimed this strike to draw attention to the current collective bargaining for over 2.5 million employees in the public service. The effects of the strike on the population will be considerable because the garbage disposal in the region will fail. This means that the non -empty tons and containers will not be released. However, citizens are given the opportunity to add additional rubbish at the next regular empty date.

In addition, there will be delays in the collection of bulky waste. The accessibility of the administration as well as decisive services such as container services, disposal centers, recycling centers and the pollutant mobile are also affected. Ver.di vehemently criticizes the missing offer of employers, while they dismiss the required wage increases of 8 % or at least 350 euros as priceless. Mainzund has been reported in the negotiations so far, which has not been made to improve, which has been improved. Warning strikes leads.

The warning strike is part of a larger context in the public service in which there are significant challenges. Christoph Schmitz-Dethlefsen, member of the ver.di federal executive board, emphasizes the high workload and the pressure through work compression and vacant positions. A recently carried out study shows that 92 % of companies in the energy industry have difficulty filling vacancies. This is an increase of 29 % within a year. ver.di reports that is an urgent need for specialists, especially in water and waste management.

The desired wage increase is not only a claim to improve the living conditions of the employees, but also aims to secure the quality of the services in the public sector and create better working conditions. The strike is therefore to be understood as an expression of the protest against the inadequate working conditions and the stagnating wages.

additional effects in the region

The day before, Monday, March 10, 2025, there will also be a strike at Frankfurt Airport, which means that no flight can take place. This will have significant consequences in particular for the passengers who want to travel on this day. Mainzund reports that fraport does not ask for the airport because planned 1,170 flight movements and over 150,000 passengers will be affected.

Overall, this situation shows how closely the challenges in public service are linked to the reality of life of the citizens, so that the coming days will be associated with uncertainties and restrictions.