Brewer strike in Saxony: 90% of the employees require higher salary!

Brewer strike in Saxony: 90% of the employees require higher salary!

In Saxony, the minds in the brewery industry are currently cooking. A multi -day strike campaign that ended late Sunday evening has significantly impaired production in some of the most famous breweries in the country. According to MDR, several hundred people took part in the protests that were initiated by the Food-Enterface Center (NGG) union.

The strikes took place in cities such as Leipzig, Krostitz, Freiberg and Radeberg and the participation was impressive 90 percent of the employees called. The breweries Radeberger, Freiberger, Sternburg and Krostitzer are thus severely affected. Production in these companies “mostly came to a standstill”, while the delivery of the popular beers was noticeably restricted, such as the Sächsische.de reported.

goals of the strike campaign

The NGG calls for a wage increase of seven percent and more money for trainees. Uwe Ledwig, the NGG regional district manager, has already promised other warning strikes if the employer side has no response to the claims. So far, employers have not made a specific offer, which further fueled the situation.

In the current tariff round, the Köstritzer black beer brewery in Thuringia and the Wernesgrüner brewery are also dealt with, but in which no strike has so far not been carried out. Employers post the current claims as "unfair and excessive", as can also be heard in North German breweries during current collective bargaining with the NGG. There was a 24-hour warning strike recently, but without greater effects on production, since alternative measures were taken, such as the Süddeutsche informed.

The strike measures are part of a broader pressure on the Saxony employers' association in order to create more movement in the ongoing wage negotiations. It remains all the more exciting whether the employer is reacting to the significant signals of the employees. The next round of the negotiations will certainly be decisive for the future of the Saxon beer industry.