New structure in Berlin: fresh wind for the LAG B&G!

New structure in Berlin: fresh wind for the LAG B&G!

On July 4, 2025, the members of the left working group (LAG) in Berlin are invited to come together for a new members' meeting. The last half of the year was characterized by numerous new voices that entered the LAG, but only a few actively participated in the events and discussion rounds. To counteract this, a personal getting to know each other is now being sought. The organizers see advice with experienced members as an essential element to improve the integration of the new members and to increase their participation in future activities, as dielinke.berlin

A central topic of the meeting will be a review of the successful strike conference of the Rosa-Luxemburg Foundation, which took place in Bochum in May 2023. With over 1,550 participants, 56 events and 170 speakers, the conference brought with it an exciting atmosphere. The opening was led by Professor Klaus Dörre from the University of Jena, who addressed the current upward wind of the unions in Germany. At the conference, a remarkable new wave of members becomes visible, which are strong for participation and changes, taking into account their different backgrounds, such as more women and young people from basic groups, according to freight.de .

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The proposed process for the new membership meeting provides for an entertaining round of introductions, followed by a report on the results of the strike conference. Among other things, the upcoming topics for the next half of the year are to be discussed, such as a planned summer festival, educational evenings and the cooperation with the Chamber of Labor. Current tariff disputes, especially those at CFM and the demand for an apprenticeship levy, are also on the agenda.

The coming months promise dynamic discussions that build on the upper aus of the unions, which now also shapes the participant structure. Many volunteers, works councils and activists were represented at the strike conference and bring valuable impulses from there. It remains the exciting question of how the labor movement can also master challenges like the climate crisis and what a concrete discussion up to the next strike conference 2026 could look like.

Such a cohesion is not only promoted when you get to know each other, but also by the common goals, which are now clearer. The LAG cordially invites all members to get involved and plan the next steps together.