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Tariffs - for the First Time the Same Pay on Construction Sites in East and West
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Almost 35 years after German reunification, a uniform wage will apply from 1 April on construction sites in East and West Germany.
From April on, construction workers in East and West will earn the same amount for the first time. 35 years after German reunification, IG BAU speaks of a historic step.
IG BAU: "Decades of unequal treatment in Germany finally ended" / Tariff increase on 1 AprilOn 1 April 2026, wages and salaries in the main construction industry in the West increased by 3.9 percent and in the East by 5.3 percent. Thus, for the first time since German reunification, a uniform level of income is reached in Germany. "This is a historic step. More than 35 years after reunification, it finally applies: a country – a wage, a salary. …
From April on, construction workers in East and West will earn the same amount for the first time. 35 years after German reunification, IG BAU speaks of a historic step.
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