The energy section of the ver.di services union has begun consulting members over forthcoming pay negotiations over the public sector agreement covering municipal utility companies (TV-V). The union warns that bargaining is likely to be tough in the current economic climate with local authorities pleading austerity. However, the union believes that it is important to secure real increases in pay to help maintain consumer spending in response to the crisis and it lists recent bargaining results in the energy sector and wider economy to support its argument.
English: http://www.epsu.org/cob/327; German: https://energie-bergbau-ver-und-entsorgung.verdi.de/tarifarbeit/oeffentlich .