CSU employee Höfer goes to court: dispute over warning escalates!

The CSU state leadership has issued a warning against Ulrike Höfer, who works as the CSU's federal constituency manager. Höfer is defending himself against the warning and has filed a lawsuit, which leads to an imminent court date at the labor court in Munich. The appointment is scheduled for January 9th.

Ulrike Höfer, who has been a member of the CSU for over 30 years, was a local councilor in the past and is currently deputy parliamentary group leader in the Augsburg-Land district council. Since 2011 she has been working full-time on organizational tasks within the CSU, and since 2016 she has headed the office of the CSU federal constituency of Ostallgäu. Their tasks include coordinating appointments, dealing with bureaucracy and organizing election campaign events.

Details about the warning and the background

The dispute between Höfer and the CSU began with a warning on September 20th, which referred to an alleged violation of employment contractual obligations. Höfer had coordinated an appointment for a neighboring party sub-organization after it was no longer responsible for the constituency. Höfer describes the warning as “completely surprising” and “deeply hurtful” and suspects that it is related to her references to overtime and vacation days.

Höfer is perceived by supporters as being “forced out” and is considered a confidante of the former CSU state parliament member Franz Josef Pschierer, who switched to the FDP in 2022. Pschierer's move led to strong criticism within the Lower Allgäu CSU. Höfer is disappointed with the way the party has treated her and is demanding that the warning be withdrawn and deleted from her personnel file. The CSU has not yet issued a statement regarding the warning and is not providing any information on personnel matters.

CSU boss Markus Söder and Secretary General Martin Huber act as authorized representatives in this process. Höfer will continue to be available as a contact person for local or district associations for questions about elections and events, despite the tense situation.

The provides further insights into the situation and its background Merkl, while the Allgäu newspaper reported on Höfer's fight against the warning.