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Stagehands behind Berlin’s biggest stages demand fair work
Berlin, 30 March 2026
Workers of the Live-event-company „36 Stage XL GmbH“ are confronting their management about unsafe working conditions. The self-organized workplace group within the labour union FAU Berlin is demanding improvements regarding workplace safety and stable contracts. So far the only response from 36 Stage XL is silence.
Outstanding Wages: FAU Berlin Demands €14,000 from Café Superfoods
Berlin, 20 Februar 2025
The General Syndicate of FAU Berlin is demanding over €14,000 brutto from Café Superfoods for three former employees. The demands arise from unpaid wages and vacation claims. In November, Superfoods signed an out-of-court settlement to pay the demand starting from December 1st in monthly installments of €2,000 each.
Unionized Teachers Say Freelancers are Thrown Under the Bus at Learnship
Berlin, 14 August 2023
FAU Berlin urges immediate action for Learnship language teachers’ rights and well-being.
Online language training company Learnship is once again leading the race to the bottom in freelance language teacher wages. Many Learnship teachers earning above €15 per hour are no longer being offered classes, while others are only paid €12 per hour. This effective pay cut has been implemented without consultation.
Perseverance pays off: Unionized riders achievevictory against former company
Berlin, July 06, 2023
When they first started this year, they were not sure of their success: after seven months of court hearings, demonstrations, press work and self-organization, the mass-dismissed workers of eco CARRIER AG and velo CARRIER GmbH agreed to an out of court settlement for the payment of all outstanding wages and additional severance payments.
Archive
- Berlin, 12.05.23 – ‘When we asked for severance pay, he called us criminals’: war of attrition continues between unionized delivery riders and failed ecocarrier boss [Web] [PDF]
- Berlin, 24.04.23 – Erklärung zum Mord im Bordell von der Sektion Sexarbeit [Only DE]
- Berlin, 03.04.23 – Owner of failed “eco-friendly” delivery company avoids negotiations as laid off riders fight him in court and in the streets [Web] [PDF]
- Berlin, 16.02.23 – Delivery riders fight back against mass firings [Web] [PDF]
- Berlin, 01.12.22 – Psychische Gesundheit braucht gute Rahmenbedingungen – und zwar für Klientinnen sowie Psychotherapeutinnen! [Only DE]
- Archive 2021–2020 (only in german) [PDF]