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Information on the strike in municipal day-care centres

Warning strike announced for 13 March - parents will be informed by the institution

On Thursday, 13 March, the trade union Verdi is once again calling on employees, trainees, students and interns of the City of Chemnitz to strike. This means that day-care centres may also be affected again.

The City of Chemnitz, as the provider of municipal daycare facilities, will not make any decisions regarding closures or partial closures or the organisation of emergency care in the daycare facilities.

If employees from municipal daycare centres take part in the warning strike and this leads to restrictions in childcare, parents will be informed by the respective centre.

In accordance with § 3 Para. 4 of the parental contribution statutes, necessary closures of facilities for operational reasons (e.g. strike action, emergencies) do not lead to a reduction or cancellation of the parental contribution.

If a trade union calls a strike, all employees of these facilities have the right to strike if they are affected by the subject of the strike. The right to strike is protected by the constitution (Article 9 (3) of the Basic Law).