The GEW calls for a warning strike.Photo: Felix Dental/dpa

In the next week are expected to remain for two days, many nurseries closed, and in the schools much lessons will be. Because the GEW Berlin calls the employees at schools, day care centers, colleges and youth offices of the Federal state of Berlin for a two-day warning strike from Tuesday, the 26. February to Wednesday, 27. February. The call is open also to Employees in district offices, and all employees covered by the collective agreement of the Länder (TVL).

The Union wants to increase the pressure before the next round of Negotiations on the collective agreement of the countries. This will take place on 28. February and 1. The end of March.

just last week, on 13. February, there had been a large warning strike. Over 100 day-care centres remained completely closed, the schools estimate were around 20 000 hours of teaching. According to the education administration nearly 600 schools were affected by the strike, 4200 teachers and 1800 teachers and other school staff were on strike. At the rally the trade unions, approximately 12,000 participants have been counted.

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<p class="MsoNormal" And what parents expect in the coming week? The schools and day-care centres will inform the parents in of the rule in good time, whether it comes to restrictions. In the previous strikes, some of the daycare centers offered a high-level emergency care. Also, primary schools are obliged to provide support. Some schools ask the parents, the kids used to pick up or to take such care only in an emergency.

WT: “in the past, not of the employer”

“On 29. January and on 13. February, we have been awarded with two powerful strikes in Berlin our demands. Since us employers signal, but so far no, we have to increase before the next and perhaps the last round of Negotiations the pressure,“ said the Chairman of the GEW Berlin, Doreen Siebernik.

The strike should end on the 26. February, at 10 a.m. at the Elisabeth-Schwarzhaupt-Platz in front of the North train station gather. From there, it will move a demonstration in the direction of the Bebelplatz. 27. February

to meet the strikers at 10 a.m. on the Potsdamer Platz, from where it is to the Alexanderplatz.

In the negotiations on the collective agreement of the countries the trade unions are calling for six percent more pay, but at least 200 euros a month more. In addition, the GEW Berlin is particularly for an approximation of the payment of educators and social workers to the compensation in the local collective bargaining agreement of the public service (TVöD).

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