Money couriers get more content and stop strikes

The trade Union Verdi had offered for Money and a money counter called for significantly more content - among other things because the Job is so dangerous.

About 12 000 Employees of the money - and value-of the industry, i.e. drivers of armored trucks, money counter and preparer for transport of money, get more content. The Verdi trade Union and the employer have retroactive effect to 1. January on a new collective bargaining agreement, with a maturity of two years

Therefore, get the workers in two levels of between 7.7 and 17.1 percent more content. The Union had justified the demand for higher wages, among other things, that the Job of a messenger than money right dangerous and the "fear always moving". "With these increases, we go far beyond the 'threshold of pain'," said Harald Gideonstrumpet, chief Executive of the Federal Association of German money and valuables services (BDGW). In the interest of the customers and the consumers you have want a quick end to the three-day warning Strikes.

Since Wednesday had been on strike, the money for van drivers and money counters, and thus pressure on their employers exercised. Although the impact on the cash supply was limited, since both banks and shops in the run-up had sufficiently cash reserves. In the case of a continuation of the strikes, the trade had feared, however, sensitive restrictions.

So that the employees will actually receive more money, have to vote on the employer initially on the adoption of the collective result. The to on 21. January events at an extraordinary General meeting of the members. The employer and the trade Union have a three-week period, up to 24. January agreed to in the collective agreement to accept final.