For months Verdi is fighting for a collective agreement on Amazon. For union boss Bsirske it is a struggle for the working conditions in the digital era. A quick breakthrough he does not expect.
The labor dispute has the online retailer Amazon for the head of the service union Verdi basic broadcast far beyond the German branch of the US giant out. “It is a fundamental conflict” Bsirske told Deutsche Presse-Agentur in Berlin.
“It’s about how the digital age, the future of industrial relations is to be made,” Bsirske said. “This should be exported with a rejection of trade unions in negotiating contracts to Europe Americanized labor relations.”
In the short term draw even after the recent strikes at Amazon breakthrough from. Verdi was included last six locations in the Federal Republic, work stoppages there had been in France.
Amazon would undermine the strike by accessing foreign stocks and the use of fixed-term employees. But Verdi networked internationally with French, British, Polish and Czech. “I am convinced that, in the end to a tariff union recognition as a negotiating partner. Because that’s what,” said the head of Verdi.
Amazon would not specify collective agreements, but unilaterally the terms and conditions being worked on. “At the various German Amazon sites, there are different wage levels, reward schemes and fringe benefits.”
The labor dispute between Amazon Germany and the union lasts from May-2013. The online retailer rejects a collective agreement on the terms of retail and refers to the fact that the payment of employee orientation at the upper part of the logistics industry.
Employees were given at the beginning of the employment relationship in section 10.09 euros gross per hour and after two years, up to 12.69 euros, plus special services. The Company had previously noted to have created this year in Germany around 1,200 new permanent jobs.
Bsirske announced regardless of wanting to use improved rules for declaring collective agreements. “A collective agreement can now be declared generally binding if economic failures in the public interest to be countered.”
The erosion of the collective bargaining system was such an aberration. “We are preparing an initiative to make the retail collective agreement for the mail binding.” The head of Verdi was convinced that the positive will be accompanied by the Federal Ministry of Labour. ( dpa ) / (bo)
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