{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Peace obligation","description":"When a union such as ver.di wants to call a strike during ongoing wage negotiations, it must first respect the peace obligation (Friedenspflicht): as long as a collective agreement is in force or an agreed negotiation period is running, neither the union nor the employers' association may take industrial action such as strikes or lockouts. The peace obligation gives both sides planning certainty and allows negotiations to proceed without the threat of immediate action. It ends automatically once","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/peace-obligation","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-30T19:56:42.379428","citation":"Frachtportal News: \"Deutsche Seehäfen: Warnstreiks ab 31. Juli möglich\"","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/peace-obligation","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Peace obligation · When a union such as ver.di wants to call a strike during ongoing wage negotiations, it must first respect the peace obligation (Friedenspflicht): as long as a collective agreement is in force or an agreed negotiation period is running, neither the union nor the employers' association may take industrial action such as strikes or lockouts. · Quelle: Frachtportal News: \"Deutsche Seehäfen: Warnstreiks ab 31. Juli möglich\""}