The surcharges have not been improved since 2006, and there have been talks about an increase since 2013, Verdi stressed. It was last agreed to continue negotiations at the beginning of 2019. According to Verdi, they were started in January and continued in February 2020. Because of the pandemic, the talks were not continued by the BDLS. According to the union, the BDLS was only prepared to negotiate the demands through a renewed agreement in the 2022 pay round. The employers had not submitted an offer so far.