Train, school and public order office DGB complains about increasing violence against employees September 14, 2023, 11:40 a.m Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info | Send feedback According to a survey by the German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB), many public sector employees experience both verbal and physical violence during…
Because of high inflation DGB boss wants extreme corporate profits to be skimmed off 07/28/2023 10:28 am Germany’s trade unions see the economy out of balance: some companies are increasing their profits – other companies are suffering from high energy costs. Politicians must intervene here, demands DGB boss Yasmin Fahimi. In view of the high…
Minimum wage increases by 41 cents DGB outraged by “mini-increase” 7/2/2023 1:54 am Those who work for the minimum wage currently get 12 euros per euro, in the coming year it should be 12.41 euros. In view of high inflation and energy costs, employee representatives believe that this is not enough. SPD boss Klingbeil wants…
Fahimi: That is market economy DGB boss criticizes dividend ban 12/29/2022 11:43 am Companies that receive more than 50 million euros in energy aid are not allowed to pay bonuses or dividends. However, according to the DGB, this increases the risk of de-industrialisation. One can criticize the special payments, but now is not the time…
Arguments for energy price caps DGB boss urges relief “across the board” 08/20/2022 10:24 am While the traffic light continues to argue about relief ideas, union boss Fahimi also speaks up. It is important to support not only the socially needy, but also the general public. This requires concrete perspectives. Fahimi once again underlines the…
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Work late and early According to the DGB study, working from home is particularly stressful 07/04/2022, 01:20 am More and more people work a lot from home. But more than one in four of them often does unpaid overtime. Every third party is expected to be particularly accessible. This emerges from a study by the…
Successor of Reiner Hoffmann Yasmin Fahimi elected new DGB boss 05/09/2022 10:27 am For the first time, the umbrella organization of the German trade unions is led by a woman: The SPD member of parliament and ex-General Secretary Yasmin Fahimi received 93.2 percent of the votes at the DGB federal congress and took over the…
During DGB rally Berlin Mayor Giffey pelted with eggs 05/01/2022, 06:21 p.m SPD politician Franziska Giffey actually only wants to say thank you to the working population on Labor Day. However, the displeasure in the audience at the rally is enormous – and culminates in flying eggs in the direction of the Berlin mayor. Berlin’s…
De-industrialization would result DGB and employers warn of gas embargo 4/18/2022 7:53 am Trade unions and employers are unanimously warning of the consequences of a quick halt to imports of Russian gas. That would have immense effects on the German economy, which would then be significantly less able to support Ukraine. Employers and trade unions…
DGB speaks of “huge mistake” Mini-job limit should rise to 520 euros 01/29/2022, 5:49 p.m From October, mini-jobbers should be able to earn more per month than the previous 450 euros. The traffic light coalition wants to raise the limit by 70 euros. While FDP boss Lindner sees a “chance for a little more net”,…
Yasmin Fahimi in Berlin, in January 2014. THOMAS PETER / REUTERS White smoke came out, Wednesday, January 26, from the chimney of the federation which oversees the big German unions, the DGB. Like cardinals assembled in an interminable conclave, the country’s chief trade unionists deliberated for months before appointing their future representative. For the first…
