Editing Ver.di (section)

== Criticism ==
Ever since Verdi was first founded, its complex organisational structure has repeatedly been the subject of criticism: In as early as 2001, for example, the German daily newspaper ''[[Der Tagesspiegel]]'' warned readers about the threat of "losses and inefficiency due to friction".<ref>{{cite web|language=de|url=http://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/verdi-ich-bin-fuenf-gewerkschaften/211264.html|title=Verdi: Ich bin fünf Gewerkschaften|website=tagesspiegel.de|date=March 15, 2001|access-date=November 5, 2015}}</ref> The Sunday newspaper ''[[Welt am Sonntag]]'' also reported on "frictions and budget disputes" within the trade union.<ref>{{cite web|language=de|title=Linke Verteidiger|url=https://www.welt.de/print-wams/article101683/Linker-Verteidiger.html|website=Die Welt|author=Cornelia Schmergal|date=October 19, 2003|access-date=November 5, 2015}}</ref> The daily newspaper ''[[Die Tageszeitung]]'' claimed that Verdi's matrix model was "so complicated" that even full-time Verdi employees "had a hard time" explaining it.<ref>{{cite news|language=de|url=http://www.taz.de/Vor-dem-Verdi-Bundeskongress/!5227518/|title=Vor dem Bundeskongress|author=Anja Krüger, Pascal Beucker|newspaper=Die Tageszeitung: Taz|date=September 16, 2015|access-date=November 5, 2015}}</ref> The weekly news magazine [[Stern (magazine)|''Stern'']] also reported on Verdi, stating that its divisions, state associations and districts "worked against each other more than with one another".<ref>{{cite web|language=de|url=http://www.stern.de/politik/deutschland/verdi-chef-frank-bsirske-droht-auf-dem-bundeskongress-ungemach-wegen-kita-streik-6460168.html|website=stern.de|title=Bekommt Frank Bsirske jetzt wegen des Kita-Streiks sein Fett weg?|author=Andreas Hoffmann|date=September 20, 2015|access-date=November 5, 2015}}</ref> On top of these media reports, Verdi's organisation structure also received criticism from within its own ranks time and time again, so much so that a response to this criticism was factored into the "Perspektive 2015" initiative.<ref>{{cite news|language=de|author=Heiko Fritze|title=Verdi will sich anders aufstellen|newspaper=Heilbronner Stimme|date=March 15, 2014|pages=2}}</ref>

Critics also accused Verdi of taking a strong stand in favour of employee rights and fair wages in public but not aiming to achieve these goals on an internal level. One example was the canteen at Verdi's headquarters in Berlin, which was operated by the international catering company [[Sodexo]]. As is typical of the industry, Sodexo does not conclude industrial collective agreements but instead uses collective agreements on a company level.<ref>{{cite news|language=de|title=Gewerkschaften: Anspruch und Wirklichkeit|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=January 4, 2010|issn=0038-7452|pages=32}}</ref> According to information presented by the ''Neue Ruhr Zeitung'' newspaper, the wages of employees at the German Employee Academy (DAA), which is closely linked to Verdi, were below the rate that Verdi had negotiated with rivals such as the charitable organisations {{ill|Arbeiterwohlfahrt|lt=AWO|de}} or [[Diakonisches Werk|Diakonie]].<ref>{{cite web|language=de|url=https://www.derwesten.de/nrz/staedte/duesseldorf/kritik-an-verdi-wegen-dumping-loehnen-id9291504.html|website=derwesten.de|title=Kritik an Verdi wegen Dumping-Löhnen|date=April 30, 2014|access-date=November 5, 2015|author=Jo Achim Geschke}}</ref> Verdi's actions during strikes are also constantly the subject of criticism, with some reports claiming that in individual cases, employees have been forced to strike, which the trade union denied.<ref>{{cite web|language=de|url=http://www.mz-web.de/wirtschaft/kita-streik-gewerkschaft-verdi-wegen-knebelvertrag-in-der-kritik,20642182,30813260.html|title=Gewerkschaft Verdi wegen Knebelvertrag in der Kritik|website=Mitteldeutsche Zeitung|date=May 28, 2015|access-date=November 5, 2015}}</ref> Critics have also labelled several strikes organised by Verdi as out of proportion.<ref>{{cite web|language=de|url=https://www.handelsblatt.com/panorama/aus-aller-welt/kritik-an-verdi-streiks-flughaefen-werden-zu-schauplaetzen-fuer-tarifkonflikte/9670468.html|website=Handelsblatt|title="Flughäfen werden zu Schauplätzen für Tarifkonflikte"|date=March 26, 2014|access-date=November 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|language=de|url=http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.unbefristeter-kitastreik-eltern-ueben-scharfe-kritik-an-verdi.1dfa2446-504c-4899-9d6d-84f3e80db064.html|website=Stuttgarter Zeitung|title=Eltern üben scharfe Kritik an Verdi|author=Viola Volland|date=May 30, 2015|access-date=November 5, 2015}}</ref>