Civil Servant Health Insurance Agreement: Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Salzburg Adopt Conclusion

In the ÖVP-led federal states of Lower Austria and Salzburg, the civil servant collective agreement settlement is to be adopted at the state level, as communicated upon request by the APA. In Carinthia and Burgenland, which are governed by the SPÖ, there are plans to first hold discussions with the staff representatives. Vienna will comment on this topic on Thursday.

Civil Servant Collective Agreement Settlement: Lower Austria, Upper Austria, and Salzburg Adopt Agreement

Lower Austria wants to adopt the result "as always." The same goes for Salzburg: Since 2013, they have adhered to the federal agreement, as stated from the office of the responsible state governor Karoline Edtstadler (ÖVP) upon APA request. The new federal agreement shows the effort to balance the budget. It is groundbreaking for the salary negotiations in Salzburg and serves as the basis for the state government's budget negotiations next Monday and Tuesday. It is likely that they will adhere to the federal result this time as well. The Upper Austrian state governor Thomas Stelzer (ÖVP) announced in the afternoon that his state would follow suit. The salary agreement shows that fair solutions are possible when everyone works together, he praised the result.

Waiting After Civil Servant Collective Agreement Settlement in Carinthia and Burgenland

In Carinthia, the state government is inviting the unions to renegotiate in light of the federal agreement. Last year, an agreement for the year 2026 was reached at the level of rolling inflation. The situation in Carinthia is no different from that in the federal government: "We are all in the same boat, all struggling with the same financial problems," said the two personnel representatives, state governor Peter Kaiser (SPÖ) and deputy state governor Martin Gruber (ÖVP).

From the office of Burgenland's state governor Hans Peter Doskozil (SPÖ), it was also stated upon APA request that they would consult with the staff representatives about the current situation. It was fundamentally agreed last year to adopt the federal agreement and all further developments at the federal level in the state as well. It is therefore to be expected that the new federal agreement will also apply in Burgenland.

Municipal Association with Appeal to States After Civil Servant Collective Agreement Settlement

Previously, the Municipal Association had already addressed the states. "So that the result can now also be implemented in the municipalities, we ask the states to apply this agreement for the municipal employees as well," wrote Municipal Association President Johannes Pressl in a statement. In principle, he welcomed the achieved agreement in the public service salary negotiations.

(APA/Red)

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