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Flood of strikes at TÜV: Ver.di demands a 7.5% salary increase!
Ver.di is calling for warning strikes on July 1, 2025. 20,000 TÜV employees in Gifhorn and the surrounding area are affected due to unsuccessful salary negotiations.
Flood of strikes at TÜV: Ver.di demands a 7.5% salary increase!
On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, employees of the Technical Inspection Association (TÜV) across Germany will be faced with an important decision: the ver.di union has called for nationwide warning strikes. Around 20,000 employees are affected, primarily working in the testing, inspection and certification services industry. The reason for the strike is the lack of agreement in the first round of negotiations in mid-June, and now nerves are strained to breaking point. RegionalToday reported.
ver.di's demands are clear: the union is demanding a salary increase of 7.5 percent or at least 330 euros more per month for a period of one year. The employer side, however, recently made an offer that provides for a two-stage increase of 1.7 percent each over a period of two years. Ver.di negotiator Michael Aschenbach is disappointed by this development and criticizes the fact that employees are being confronted with real wage losses by employers despite good business figures.
The background to collective bargaining
As ver.di further explains, the negotiation for TÜV SÜD is also pending; According to current information, this begins on June 27, 2025, one day before the strike. While the union is demanding an increase of 8 percent or at least 300 euros, time is of the essence: the peace obligation ends with the negotiations for TÜV SÜD on June 30, 2025. Verdi continues to rely on clear signals from employers to improve working conditions.
The current collective bargaining is taking place in the context of an increasingly tense situation on the labor market. The level of tariff coverage in Germany has fallen and tariff coverage is relatively low compared to other countries. This is one reason why strikes like those announced at TÜV BUND and TÜV SÜD are important to strengthen the rights of employees and ensure fair pay. Compared to other European countries, strikes in Germany have a rather low frequency, but in countries like France, workers are significantly more active, says the Federal Agency for Civic Education.
The upcoming strike on July 1 could have a noticeable impact on MOT services in various regions, and the union will inform the public about the specific measures in a timely manner. The next round of negotiations is planned for the beginning of July, but until then it remains to be seen whether an agreement will be reached or whether the warning strikes will be necessary to increase the pressure on employers.