Overview
- Negotiations began in Wiesbaden alongside a loud demonstration by several hundred state employees from schools, justice and police.
- Verdi demands a 7% increase with a €300 monthly minimum; apprentices would receive €200 more, gain permanent employment after passing exams, and staff seek higher Christmas pay and one extra vacation day for union members.
- Hesse’s negotiating lead, Interior Minister Roman Poseck, called the catalog of demands excessive, pointed to tight finances and confirmed no opening offer at the first meeting.
- The dbb described the opening round as sobering and urged negotiators not to push key decisions to the final session.
- Further meetings are set for March 9–10 at working level and March 26–27, with both sides expressing hope for a tariff outcome afterward.