Overview
- ver.di has called a warning strike for Thursday, June 25, that it says will include employees from more than 100 Kaufland branches across Germany.
- The union demands a 7% wage increase or at least €225 per month for 12 months and has rejected employer offers of smaller, multi‑year rises.
- ver.di highlights Kaufland’s weight on employer negotiating committees and links the action to concerns about low pay compared with the Schwarz‑Group’s wealth.
- It is unclear which specific stores will be affected and how much customers will notice, with the Handelsverband Deutschland saying past retail strikes usually cause only local disruption.
- Regional bargaining sessions for the retail and wholesale talks are set for Friday, June 26, and the strike is meant to strengthen ver.di’s leverage ahead of those meetings.