Florists fight for more vacation and better working hours!

Florists fight for more vacation and better working hours!

Halle (Saale), Deutschland - in Halle (Saale) are over 60 employees in the floristry industry, with the majority of the positions being filled by women. These florists are not only responsible for binding flower bouquets, wreaths and arrangements, but also shape bridal jewelry, decorating shop windows, sales rooms and hotel foyers. Kerstin Fischer from IG Bau Sachsen-Anhalt Süd describes the work in this craft profession as particularly challenging. Florists often work six days a week and have only 24 days of vacation a year.

The IG Bau Sachsen-Anhalt Süd is committed to significant improvements in the industry. She demands a five-day week and a year vacation of 32 days. In addition, the appropriate remuneration of overtime should be part of the upcoming collective bargaining with the Association of German Florists (FDF). These negotiations are crucial to achieve better working conditions for the florists.

The importance of floristry for special occasions

florists play a central role in important life events such as baptisms, weddings and funerals. Your manual skill and the required know-how in relation to goods requirements, purchasing and price calculation are indispensable. The industry is not only known for the floral design, but there is also strong networking with other areas of agriculture and horticulture.

The IG Bau is a union that works for the interests of the employees in both floristry as well as in agriculture and in horticulture. The members include specialists from different areas, including seeds and animal breeding as well as agricultural cooperatives. The union leads collective bargaining to ensure fair wages and good working conditions. This also includes use for sustainable structures in the industries.

responsibility and future prospects

The IG Bau tariff commissions work on strategies for the current and future challenges of its members. It is actively working on the development of trade union positions on vocational training, with the exchange with training centers and vocational schools playing an important role. The employee representative is also active in social security for agriculture, forestry and horticulture (SVLFG) in order to represent the interests of members in political space.