20th June 2015 14:46 clock

The post-strike go in the third week

The post-strike go in the third week | © Daniel Naupold / dpa

The strikes at Deutsche Post go in the third week. The trade union ver.di announced on Saturday to continue the indefinite labor dispute. Nationwide had previously resigned from the job well 25,000 collective forces. The company on the other hand called on employees and temporary staff, on Sunday left lying letters and parcels in a nationwide campaign served. Are

How many people have in which branches involved in the Sunday action, could the Post say until Monday, a spokeswoman said. Despite the walkout, although about 80 percent of the letters and parcels would be delivered on time. Because they wanted to keep the service but high in strike times as possible, the mail plane, the special action on Sunday. To pay for the volunteer spokesperson only said: “We will keep our course all legal regulations.”

The SPD showed their solidarity at a convention in Berlin with the strikers. In a decision she stood behind the demands of the postal workers for a clinging to collective wage agreements and worker participation.

How much undelivered letters and packages now stack, is unclear. Ver.di had recently reported some “chaotic” conditions in some delivery points. Because of the different regional strike participation delays in the delivery in scope are inconsistent.

With the continuing since June 8 industrial dispute, the union wants to reach especially that 49 regional companies are recorded with lower pay in the parcel business back into the regular pay scale. In return, she offered a moderate salary statements. The selection leans off the post, however, and also points out that one must balance the wage gap with the competitors.

In addition to the salary claims it is all about the outsourcing of jobs to subsidiaries and thus a departure from the unified post -Haustarif. In the regional companies formed for parcel delivery employees to be paid only after the lower rate of freight forwarding and logistics industry. There is also criticism of attempts to undermine by work contracts and temporary work, the right to strike.