Geyer appointed to take over as Chief of Staff, succeeding Silberbach.
In a significant development, Volker Geyer has been elected as the new chairman of the German Civil Service Union (DBB), following the resignation of Ulrich Silberbach due to health reasons. The election took place in the spring, with Geyer receiving an overwhelming majority of 138 out of 139 delegate votes [1][3].
Geyer, a former postal worker, began his career as a postman before rising through the ranks to become a full-time vice-chairman of the DBB since 2017. His election as the chairman comes after Silberbach, who has represented over 1.3 million civil servants and wage employees nationwide since 2017, announced his resignation nearly a year ago [2].
The DBB proposed Geyer as the new chairman, and the head of the Baden-Württemberg Civil Service Union, Kai Rosenberger, has expressed his support for the proposal. The final decision will be made by the federal executive board on June 23 [4].
Meanwhile, the position of specialist director for civil service policy, currently held by Waldemar Dombrowski, has been vacant for half a year. It remains unclear what will happen next in this role [5].
Frank Zitka serves as the press spokesman for the DBB, providing updates and information about the union's activities [6]. The collective agreement negotiations with the federal government and municipalities, which Geyer led in the spring, are ongoing, with a final decision expected soon.
[1] DBB-Vorsitzender Volker Geyer wird mit großer Mehrheit gewählt
[2] Ulrich Silberbach tritt als DBB-Vorsitzender zurück
[3] DBB-Vorsitzender Ulrich Silberbach verzichtet auf Wiederwahl
[4] DBB-Vorsitzender Volker Geyer wird am 23. Juni offiziell
[5] Waldemar Dombrowski erkrankt
[6] Frank Zitka ist der Pressesprecher des DBB
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