Around 30,000 mainly energy workers covered by the AVEU collective agreement will receive a 3.8% pay rise over the next two years. Pay will rise by 2.3% from 1 June 2021 and by 1.5% from 1 November 2022. The agreement runs until 31 August 2023. There will also be a ‘corona payment’ of €600, to be paid by January 2022 at the latest, with a pro-rata amount for part-time employees. All union members are to get two days off to attend specialist events and training courses. The AVEU agreement covers around 130 companies in eastern Germany. The ver.di union saw the results as positive in a difficult negotiating environment and underlined the importance of mobilising workers during the negotiations.
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