Health workers' action day to support pay claim

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Services union ver.di organised an action day across the Paracelsus health company on 8 March. The company employs 5000 workers in 25 institutions and has been stalling over negotiations of a new agreement. Ver.di has submitted a claim for a 7.5% or at least EUR 150 a month, arguing that employees need to see pay rise to compensate for the sacrifices made in recent years as part of a an agreement to secure the company's future. The union says that the company is profiting from wages that are as much as 25% below equivalent salaries in municipal clinics.
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