Tag #Cfm

What are the immediate consequences of the CFM employees' strike, and how does it reflect broader issues in compensating essential workers?

Around 3,500 employees of Charité Facility Management (CFM) in Berlin are striking for better wages, currently significantly lower than those of their colleagues at the Charité hospital. The CFM, created in 2005 to cut costs, employs staff under a lower-paying contract than the public sector's TVöD. Despite past promises from Berlin's Senate, a wage increase aligning with the TVöD remains unfulfilled.",