CDU on work and social affairs

The CDU wants to give priority to the skilled trades, strengthen the master craftsman requirement and upgrade dual vocational training. It rejects state rules on collective bargaining coverage that go beyond federal law and relies on the autonomy of employers and unions.

The CDU wants to support the skilled trades. The master craftsman rule should become stronger. The state should not make its own rules on wage agreements. Employers and unions should settle this themselves.

The program promises to treat the needs of the skilled trades as a political priority. The master craftsman requirement is to be strengthened and dual vocational training upgraded. On working conditions, the CDU relies on the self-governance of employers and unions. It rejects additional state-level obligations on collective bargaining coverage that exceed federal rules. The party sees bargaining autonomy and cooperation as the basis for fair working conditions and economic stability.

The CDU wants to address the shortage of skilled workers in three ways: better training, more employment among parents and older people, and faster entry into work for qualified immigrants. The program cites thousands of unfilled jobs in the state as the reason.

The state lacks many skilled workers. The CDU wants better job training. Parents and older people should find it easier to work. Skilled workers from abroad should be able to start work faster.

Career guidance in schools is to be expanded on a mandatory basis and steer students toward STEM, care, skilled trades and IT jobs. Better child care and flexible working hours are meant to help parents return to full-time work, and incentives for working longer are to grow in state agencies too. For immigrants, the CDU plans simpler recognition of professional qualifications and language support with access to the labor market. Digital and mobile vocational school formats are planned for rural areas. Pilot projects for apprentice dorms are to start at sites with block instruction.