The GPA-djp and PRO-GE trade unions are currently consulting among their works council members in the electricity sector over how to respond to the employers' inadequate offer in the latest bargaining round. On the table is a pay increase of 2.4% for those earning up to €3500 a month, tapering down to 2% for the highest earners. The unions argue that the offer is inadequate both in relation to workers' productivity and in comparison to what company directors have been getting.
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