Strike at the beverage supplier drinks: employees demand more wages!

Strike at the beverage supplier drinks: employees demand more wages!

This day, July 3, 2025, the employees of the beverage logistics company Trinks cause excitement. The Food Guest Gaststätten union has called for a 24-hour warning strike that started in the early morning. Ten locations are affected in Germany, including Neumünster, Hamburg, Bremen, Hanover, Limburg, Neubrandenburg, Berlin, Leipzig, Frankfurt am Main and Dresden. This measure means that logistics are challenged beyond the entire country, as NGG negotiator Philipp Thom explains. The demand for drinks is particularly high this season.

Corporate circles are shown according to information from the kn-online.de with regard to noticeable effects Strikes. Nevertheless, due to already sold -out items, it could lead to certain products not to be refilled immediately. Especially in North Rhine-Westphalia, expectations for the stronger effects of the strike are higher than in northern and eastern Germany. The background to this warning strike are stalling collective bargaining that has stalled over the past few months.

background and demands

The NGG calls for a wage increase of 300 euros a month for the approximately 1,700 employees who work for drinks, while the employer has made an offer of a total of 155 euros into two stages - 90 euros more from October 2025 and another 65 euros from 100 euros net for July to September 2025. Thom is disappointed with this offer. The [dgb.de] (https://www.dgb.de/service/weiterer-service/tatrabralungen/warnstreik-ge-getra-beitikikiker-trinks-beschafttigte-behr- Mehn/) reports that the NGG also demands a percentage increase in the training assets and a term of only 12 months. The aim of the warning strikes is to increase the pressure on the employer in order to finally come to fair wages.

The focus is particularly on Rewe's shares, which hold 50 percent of drinks, as well as the Bitburger, Krombacher and Warsteiner breweries. These collective bargaining are crucial for the employees of drinks because they guarantee the livelihood of many families. An investigation strike is, as the GEW.de explains, an indefinite strike and is usually used as the last option of unions in a tariff conflict. To ensure that a strike is borne by the majority of the members, a match can be carried out.

The warning strike that takes place today is a clear message of drinks employees. With determination and a good hand for your concerns, set a sign in the negotiations. It will be excited to see how the situation will develop in the coming days and whether there can be an agreement.