23.10.2022 22:15 (act 23.10.2022 22:20)
Unions are demanding 10.6% more pay ©APA/HELMUT FOHRINGER
On Monday, the social partners will meet for the third round of collective bargaining for the 130,000 employees of the metallurgical industry. Unions are demanding 10.6% more wages and salaries, employers are offering 4.1%. If no agreement is reached, warning strikes threaten the entire metallurgical industry.
His offer of a 4.1 percent salary increase would cover core inflation, argues Employers’ Chairman Christian Knill. However, officials from Rainer Wimmer (PRO-GE) and Karl Dürtscher (GPA) see the proposal as a provocation and point to a significantly higher rate of inflation. In addition, temporary workers and apprentices would receive nothing.