Warning strikes in Cologne: Kita operation on November 3rd badly affected!

Warning strikes in Cologne: Kita operation on November 3rd badly affected!

The city of Cologne faces a larger warning strike that is scheduled for Friday, November 3, 2023. This was announced by the city administration today in an official announcement. The background to this is the ongoing ceremony in the public service that have started in Potsdam and affect around 2.5 million employees.

am Warnstreik participates in the Verdi union, which supports the collective claims of employees in medical professions, schools, administration and other areas. Among other things, Verdi calls for a wage increase of eight percent and additional free days. Especially with regard to the working conditions of employees in the health sector, the need for higher surcharges is pointed out.

affects daycare centers and parents

For the parents in Cologne, this means concrete that around 218 city day care centers could be affected by the warning strike. So far, the city has not provided detailed information about the possible closures of individual daycare centers or the scope of the impairment of childcare in the run -up to the strike. However, daycare centers were encouraged to inform the legal guardians directly whether their facilities will take part in the warning strike.

parents are advised to inquire directly from the facilities in order to obtain clarity about the operation and possible closures. The uncertainty could lead to considerable planning problems, especially in the families concerned.

background of the collective bargaining

The demands of Verdi are part of a larger context that is also shaped by criticism of the employer. The unions accuse employers of delaying the negotiations, while the number of vacant positions in the public service rose to alarming 570,000. This shows the urgent need to improve the situation.

In the run -up to the tariff round, employees received a wage increase of 5.5 percent and special payments of up to 3,000 euros in the previous negotiation round. The current demands not only affect wages, but also the introduction of personal working time accounts for overtime regulations and additional free days for employees.