Union ver.di will demand a 5% pay rise, with a minimum of €150 extra per month, for the 1.1 million employees, 48,000 trainees and around 1.2 million civil servants who work in the public services of the federal states (Lander). Negotiations will begin on 8 October in Berlin. In order to continue to attract urgently needed young people to the public sector, training allowances should be increased by €100 per month, according to the union. The members of the federal bargaining commission of ver.di, who decided on these demands at their meeting on 26 August in Berlin, are aiming for a collective agreement term of twelve months.
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