The collective bargaining is also proving to be extremely difficult at A1 Telekom Austria: as the negotiations have clearly stalled, the union has announced a nationwide strike for Wednesday, December 8, the works council informed the approximately 10,000 employees.
Works council member Werner Luksch informed his colleagues that “in today’s HR update for A1 leaders there was an ‘unpleasant’ discussion or no appreciative ‘TOGETHER’ with CEO Marcus Grausam”.
Group spokesman Michael Höfler is taking a calm look at the situation at the moment: “There are still appointments for next week. I am optimistic that an agreement will be reached.” The consequences of a possible strike are currently not discussed. Finally, there will be a ban on strikes for security-related or vital facilities.
The works council is asking for 9.6 percent more
The employee representatives enter the negotiations with the following demands: They demand a 9.6 percent increase in KV and actual wages, as well as in civil servants’ salaries and allowances, A1 works council Luksch explained.
In addition, the income of the pupils will be increased by 200 euros per year, but the number of pupils will also be increased. According to Luksch, the increase in the on-call duty allowance is another point on the list of demands. The works council also wanted to enforce retention of the loyalty bonus. In addition, there must be two appointment dates for civil servants. And temporary workers are taken over by A1 Telekom after five years.
There are currently no uniform collective labor agreements for the telecom sector, which is why the works councils are negotiating themselves. According to Luksch, collective bargaining should be conducted for the entire industry in the future. The other telecom operators have about 3,500 to 4,000 employees.
Source: Krone
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