Warning strike in Görlitz: ASB employees fight for fair conditions!

Warning strike in Görlitz: ASB employees fight for fair conditions!

A start-up call to the warning strike will be asked in Görlitz next Monday, June 16, 2025: The ver.di union has asked all employees of the ASB Supervision and Social Services gGmbH for work. From 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. it says for the employees: "End of work everyday life"! This strike is an expression of deep dissatisfaction with the lack of willingness to take on collective bargaining, such as l-iz.de reported.

What exactly is it about? The employees are calling for a house collective agreement that guarantees fair and uniform working conditions for all employees, including trainees. Theresa Menzel, union secretary at ver.di, makes it clear that the managing director has repeatedly rejected talks. It turns out that the initial improvements were implemented while the nursing sector have been implemented, other sectors are unfortunately left behind. The mood is tense and the employees require more transparency and participation at eye level.

The background of the conflict

What are the reasons for this unrest? The warning strike cannot be seen in isolation. It fits into a larger framework of growing efforts within the public service. The outstanding collective bargaining concerns over 2.5 million employees in areas such as administration, daycare centers, schools and more, as daily show.de indicates. The unions are demanding more money: concrete 8% more or at least 350 euros per month as well as additional free days. A summer full of warning strikes is emerging.

The employers, on the other hand, are cautious. No offer was made in the first round of negotiations. Financial scope are in sight, but it remains to be seen how much they are willing. A circumstance that could continue to stir the waves.

A look into the future

If the talks fail, an escalation can be expected. In the past few days there have been warning strikes in various cities that underline the effects on the public infrastructure. The DGB chairman Elke Hannack emphasizes that there should be no shortage of staffing in the public service. In a survey, 53% of the employee lacked personnel deficiency as a great burden, which underlines the urgency of the claims, as can be seen in Zeit.de.

The first round of negotiations hardly made any progress, which the anticipation for the next round of talks does not exactly increase. A clearer signal from the unions is expected to get employers to act. It remains to be seen whether this will be the case.