Dara wrote that ordinary employees were granted at most a few days of special leave after the death of a close relative and were required to return to work afterward. In contrast, Bärbel Bas resigned from her offices but retained her mandate and the associated allowances. Alexander Schweitzer initially lost the state election in Rhineland-Palatinate and has now been appointed Minister of Labor, Dara wrote. His task is to enforce a higher retirement age and changes to the pension without deductions after 45 contribution years – points he had publicly spoken out against just weeks earlier. Dara cited this as an example of the working method of the SPD. #Politik #SPD #Rente (translated)