Hospital workers take strike action

Austria

Workers at hospitals run by religious orders in the Upper Austria region have taken strike action after a completely unacceptable pay offer from the employers. The vida services union says that the 10,000 workers employed by the hospitals have seen pay fall behind inflation over the past three years and the current offer would be an effective pay cut as the employers want to reduce payments for on-call time and overtime. The union reports a positive reaction from patients but attempts by the employers to take action against strikers and even bring in other workers to break the strike.
Read more at > vida (DE)

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