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German public sector wage talks deferred to mediator amid impasse
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Posted on March 18, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 18, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
German public sector wage talks have stalled, leading to mediation by Roland Koch. Strikes have disrupted air travel as Verdi demands an 8% increase.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's public sector employers and services workers have called on a former state premier to mediate after three rounds of collective wage bargaining failed, with strikes hitting air travel and other sectors.
Trade union Verdi as well as representatives of federal and regional state employers said late on Monday that a deal remains elusive despite intensive talks, and that Roland Koch, a former premier of the regional state of Hesse, would step in as mediator.
Verdi is demanding an 8% wage increase, or at least an increase of 350 euros ($380) per month, as well as higher bonuses and additional time off.
(Reporting by Alexander Ratz; Writing by Ludwig Burger; Editing by Friederike Heine)
The main topic is the stalled German public sector wage talks leading to mediation by Roland Koch amid ongoing strikes.
Roland Koch, a former state premier of Hesse, is mediating the wage talks.
The Verdi union is demanding an 8% wage increase or at least 350 euros per month, along with higher bonuses and additional time off.
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