Saxony-Anhalt averts transport strikes with landmark labor deal
On April 29, 2026, a collective bargaining agreement was reached in the fifth round of negotiations for employees of Saxony-Anhalt's municipal public transport operators.
After tough negotiations, workers secured improvements to their working conditions. The agreement includes more favorable regulations on rest periods and shift lengths for drivers, as well as higher premiums for night and Sunday work. Employees will also have the option to convert part of their annual bonus into up to three additional days off.
"Employers successfully resisted the union's core demand to reduce the average weekly working hours to 35 while maintaining full wage compensation," said Diana Häseler-Wallwitz, managing director of the Municipal Employers' Association of Saxony-Anhalt. In the area of talent development, the negotiating parties agreed, among other measures, to link trainee wages to the evolution of the TVöD public-sector pay scale. Employers also doubled their contribution toward employees' driver's license costs.
For Saxony-Anhalt's public transport companies, this agreement pushes the limits of financial viability. It was a painful compromise. However, this deal has averted further threatened strikes and the disruptions they would have caused to public life," Häseler-Wallwitz concluded.
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