Charité Healthcare Workers Strike Outside Berlin Parliament
Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany · Oct 29, 2026
Is it still on?
NOIt was a one-day action on Oct 29.
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The Tea in three lines
- Why they are protesting
- Healthcare workers protest against proposed worsening of relief collective agreements and high workloads understaffing.
- What they want
- Maintain and develop relief collective agreements ensuring proper staffing levels and compensation for understaffing.
- What changed
- Oct 29: Healthcare workers held a morning warning strike outside the Berlin House of Representatives.
Both sides
What protesters want
- Maintain and further develop the relief collective agreement
- Ensure adequate staffing levels and compensation for understaffing
- Bind commitments from potential coalition parties regarding relief agreements
Organised by: Verdi
What authorities say
No official response from the hospital board or government authorities was reported in the sources, other than union statements regarding the board's stance.
The full story
Healthcare employees of the Charité university hospital staged a warning strike outside the Berlin House of Representatives on Margot-Friedländer-Platz, coinciding with the parliament's constituent session. According to the union Verdi, the action was called to protest plans by the Charité board to worsen the relief collective agreement regarding staffing and workload compensation. Strikers also sought binding commitments from the exploratory talks of potential coalition parties. Verdi announced that a vote on an indefinite strike is running until November 5 following previous warning strikes since July.
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