Austria
Around 1500 healthworkers from St.Johanns Hospital in Salzburg marched to the regional government building to support their campaign for proper recognition of the value of the work they do, better pay and more staff. The GÖD union hopes that the demonstration will bring the regional government back to the negotiating table and help resolve the dispute that has been going on for some months.
Read more at > GÖD (DE)
The fourth round of negotiations in regional government produced a two-year agreement with a pay increase of €40 plus 3% in 2009 and a further 1.2% in 2010. With the €40 increase worth around 1.6% this produces a 5.8% over the two years from 1 March 2009. A lump sum of €40 is also being paid to the 700,000 workers in regional government to cover the two-month period between the previous agreement and the new agreement. Read more at > ver.di (DE)
Trade unions are positive about the new collective agreement they have negotiated for the 560000 workers in local and regional government. On top of the EUR 85 pay increase per month there are improvements for specific groups of workers including the municipal police. Additional resources are available for local bargaining and there are improvements in a range of other conditions such as holiday entitlement and sick leave. More issues will now be covered by collective bargaining, giving more responsibilities to workplace trade union reps. The result is seen as a real advance on pay, rights and
After three days of negotiations in the third round of bargaining, services union ver.di emerged with a significant pay increase for regional government workers and in particular workers in health and social care. The basic deal means increases of 3.2% from 1 January 2019 (minimum EUR 100 a month) and again on 1 January 2020 (minimum EUR 90). There will be a further increase of 1.4% (min EUR 40) on 1 January 2021. Trainees will get two increases of EUR 50 in 2019 and 2020 plus an extra day of paid leave. Minimum pay rates in the 15 pay groups will also increase which will mean new starters
