China News Service, Berlin, March 11. According to a report by German TV, thousands of doctors from university hospitals across Germany went on a warning strike on the 11th.
According to the German doctors' union Marburger Bund, about 7,000 doctors from 23 institutions across the country participated in different rallies.
According to the report, doctors are demanding a 12.5% salary increase and higher allowances during normal working hours on nights, weekends and public holidays.
Previously, the fourth round of labor negotiations between unions and state employers failed.
The next round of negotiations is scheduled for March 25.
On that day, in North Rhine-Westphalia, about 2,500 doctors at six university hospitals went on strike throughout the day; about 2,000 strikers at university hospitals in Bavaria held a rally; Mecklenburg- Smaller rallies and actions were also held in Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein; in Greifswald, doctors gathered in front of the university hospital for a so-called strike breakfast ; In Kiel, doctors gathered in protest in front of the Ministry of Finance.
Monika Heinold, the finance minister of the state of Schleswig-Holstein and a negotiator for Germany's state collective bargaining groups, is optimistic about further talks.
She hopes to "find a solution acceptable to both parties through constructive discussions" in the next round of negotiations.
According to reports, this is not the first time doctors at the University Affiliated Hospital have gone on strike during this round of labor negotiations.
Previously, thousands of doctors also went on warning strike on January 30.
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