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From George Moeritz
Dresden. The Chancellor is coming to Dresden again: Olaf Scholz (SPD) will discuss with works councils and trade unionists on Friday, July 19. The German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) in Saxony issued the invitation on Thursday and is also collecting registrations.
The discussion with Scholz will take place from 3 to 4.30 p.m. at the Kunsthalle in the Penck Hotel at Ostra-Allee 33. Afterwards, the Chancellor will also speak publicly in Dresden, on Schlossplatz. According to the DGB, the SPD's lead candidate for the state elections on September 1, Saxony's Minister of Social Affairs Petra Köpping, will also be attending the discussion at the hotel "as a guest".
In his invitation, DGB Saxony head Markus Schlimbach writes that the trade union federation wants to "organize security in times of change". Many things are currently changing "at record speed". The trade union federation lists a number of topics: the transformation to a climate-neutral economy, digitalization, demographic change. The war in Ukraine, tensions in the Middle East, attacks on our democracy and the welfare state - all of this is unsettling many people.
Registrations for the discussion with Scholz will be accepted by the DGB district of Saxony under this internet link against (Link was corrected at 17:17). According to the invitation, registration is no longer possible after July 8. Only works and staff councils and trade unionists are invited to this event. Admission is from 2 pm.
Kretschmer invites works councils for the same day
Some Saxon works councils will be able to talk to high-ranking politicians twice on this day: Minister-President Michael Kretschmer (CDU) has also sent out invitations for July 19 in advance. The State Chancellery informed works councils that it appreciates their voluntary commitment and invites them to a discussion with Kretschmer in the morning, also for an hour and a half. The invitation from the State Chancellery also mentions transformation and digitalization. The transformation of the world of work must be shaped together with companies.
Chancellor Scholz was in Dresden in April and visited Holzbau Lepski GmbH, a company with 30 employees. Among other things, he was interested in thermal insulation at the company and promised revised building regulations. In February, Scholz spoke at an event with readers of the Sächsische Zeitung who were drawn by lot and visited one of the largest companies in Dresden: Elbe Flugzeugwerke.
