Personnel in Order Hospitals Threatens Strike During Collective Agreement Negotiations

The staff in religious hospitals are giving employers a deadline and announcing strike actions if no agreement is reached within 40 days during the collective bargaining negotiations. They are demanding an adjustment to inflation and a reduction in working hours.

Staff in Religious Hospitals with Demonstrations on Wednesday

"We have asked for support often enough and nothing has happened. The last reduction in working hours was in 1975, so half a century ago. This needs to change now. Otherwise, we see ourselves forced to resort to more drastic measures - a strike is not out of the question," announced Martina Reischenböck from the vida union. She is also the chairwoman of the group works council of the Vinzenz Group.

On Wednesday, demonstrations were held at three locations in Linz, Wels, and Ried. In a declaration of intent signed by 6,035 employees from a total of eight facilities, a step-by-step reduction of working hours to 35 hours is demanded in addition to an inflation adjustment. "So far, employers have referred to politics and politics in turn to employers," criticized Reischenböck. She expressed disappointment that Health Councillor Deputy Governor Christine Haberlander (ÖVP) did not appear at the handover event despite being invited, because the collective bargaining negotiations are a matter for the social partners. Support came from SPÖ health spokesperson and state parliament president Peter Binder, who visited the staff representation at the Brothers of Mercy Hospital in Linz on Wednesday.

(APA/Red)

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