No Agreements in Collective Bargaining Negotiations in the Paper and Electrical Industry

Even the fourth round of collective bargaining negotiations in the electrical industry on Friday did not lead to an agreement. The employers' offer was increased from 1 to 1.5 percent wage increase, but it is still clearly below the relevant inflation rate of 2.76 percent. A new date for a fifth round has not yet been set. Works meetings have been scheduled from May 12 to 14.

Collective Bargaining Negotiations in Paper Industry: Unions Request Strike Authorization

In the paper industry, the unions GPA and PRO-GE also rejected the employers' offer. Although the originally targeted zero-wage round was abandoned, a proposed cap and differentiation depending on business success would lead to a real wage loss for many of the approximately 8,000 employees, according to employee representatives. The next round is scheduled for May 19. The unions are threatening a strike and have preemptively requested authorization for it from the ÖGB.

(APA/Red)

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