{"id":6105,"date":"2026-09-17T15:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/german-port-workers-move-closer-to-indefinite-strike-after-ver-di-rejected-pay-offer\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:00:51","slug":"german-port-workers-move-closer-to-indefinite-strike-after-ver-di-rejected-pay-offer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/zh\/german-port-workers-move-closer-to-indefinite-strike-after-ver-di-rejected-pay-offer\/","title":{"rendered":"German port workers move closer to indefinite strike after Ver.di rejected pay offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hero\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theloadstar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/db80e1dc94ee0f24dbf836a7d8f08786-680x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"dreamstime_xs_282260144\" \/>\n<p>ID <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/picture-sign-logo-ver-di-their-office-dortmund-germany-vereinte-dienstleistungsgewerkschaft-german-trade-image282260144\">282260144<\/a> \u00a9<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/chatdesbalkans_info\">Jerome Cid<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/\">Dreamstime.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-09-17\">17 September 2026<\/time><\/p>\n<p>The prospect of a widespread indefinite strike across Germany\u2019s port network grew this week after member of the United Services Union (ver.di) voted to reject the latest employment offer from the Central Association of German Seaport Operators (ZDS).<\/p>\n<p>Ver.di said 5,500 workers voted on the employers\u2019 most recent proposal, which came in the fourth round of negotiations between the two, with just under 65% of members rejecting the offer.<\/p>\n<p>ZDS\u2019s latest offer comprises a 3.4% per hour wage increase, backdated to 1 August this year; a \u20ac200 increase in holiday pay; while for workers employed in \u201chigh-turnover container operations\u201d are to receive an additional annual lump sum increased by \u20ac416 1 January 2027.<\/p>\n<p>However, union representatives said employers were still leaving some aspects off the table for the 11,000 port employees in Hamburg, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Emden, Brake and Wilhelmshaven.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the offer of twelve months presented in the fourth round of negotiations, the employers are meeting the employees\u2019 desire for a shorter term,\u201d said ver.di chief negotiator Sylvi Krisch yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the social component, which has a greater impact on the lower wage groups, is missing. The employers have repeatedly stated that the volume has been exhausted,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, ver.di will now run a new ballot from now until the evening of 1 October 2026 and said that if 75% of its membership \u201care in favor of rejecting and initiating indefinite strikes, the Federal Tariff Commission will discuss and decide on the failure of the negotiations and the initiation of indefinite strikes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the negotiations fail, we will not automatically saddle up to the current status, but in case of doubt start from the beginning and with an open mind,\u201d Ms Krisch added.<\/p>\n<p>However, if the votes in favour of striking fail to breach the 75% threshold, \u201cthe ver.di Federal Tariff Commission will discuss and decide on the further course of action, for example acceptance of the offer\u201d, the union added.<\/p>\n<p>According to German logistics news outlet <em>DVZ<\/em>, Hamburg\u2019s freight forwarders association warned its members that there is considerable uncertainty over the ver.di vote\u2019s result and forwarders should prepare for \u201crestrictions in handling, at terminals and in pre- and on-carriage\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ID 282260144 \u00a9 Jerome Cid | Dreamstime.com 17 September 2026 The prospect of a widespread indefinite strike across Germany\u2019s port network grew this week after member of the United Services Union (ver.di) voted to reject the latest employment offer from the Central Association of German Seaport Operators (ZDS). 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