Berlin: Vivantes subsidiaries begin multi-day strike over equal pay, starting April 15, 2026
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ver.di has called a strike at subsidiary companies of the state-owned Vivantes hospital group in Berlin to demand TVöD-equivalent pay and conditions. The action, initially planned for three days (April 15–17), targets non-medical services such as cleaning, sterilization, and logistics; emergency services are maintained under minimum staffing rules.
This alert was originally created on 17 April 2026.
Public Impact
Hospitals
Effective Dates
Updates
Apr 17, 2026
The action, initially announced as a three-day strike from April 15–17, 2026, has been extended: multiple reports now state ver.di’s action at Vivantes subsidiaries is an open-ended (indefinite) ‘Erzwingungsstreik’ starting April 15, so it continues beyond April 17.
Organizer
- ver.di (Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft)
Affected Locations
- Berlin
Sources
- https://www.dgb.de/service/weiterer-service/tarifmeldungen/tarifmeldung/erzwingungsstreik-bei-vivantes-toechtern-startet-am-15-april-2026
- https://www.zeit.de/news/2026-04/15/mehrtaegiger-streik-an-kliniken-von-vivantes-beginnt
- https://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin/mehrtaegiger-streik-an-vivantes-kliniken-hat-begonnen
- https://taz.de/Tarifverhandlungen-bei-Vivantes-Toechtern/%216167352/
- https://www.vivantes.de/unternehmen/media-events/pressemitteilungen/presse-detail/streik-trotz-7-lohnsteigerung-in-2026/
- https://www.dgb.de/service/weiterer-service/tarifmeldungen/tarifmeldung/erzwingungsstreik-bei-vivantes-toechtern-startet-am-15-april-2026/
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