An agreement was reached on Wednesday about the bus driver collective agreement. The trade union and employer voted for a salary plus of 3.6 percent, retrospective on January 1. From January 2026, wages must then be re -adjusted by average inflation.
In addition, diets are more increased in lineage in the second year. In the event of incidental traffic, the diets would be increased by 14 percent for two years, said it late Wednesday evening.
The trade union also locates improvements in the working conditions in the package. For example, the Night Work Surchen must be extended in two steps by two hours from 10 p.m. to midnight. Until now, this surcharge is only available from the bus drivers from midnight to 5 hours. There was also lighting in terms of shared services and planning to plan, the trade union said in a broadcast.
Members are still voting
“In the next step we will now present this overall package to our trade union members to vote and we can also recommend the acceptance of the offer with a pure conscience,” said Markus Petritsch, chairman of the Strasse department in the Vida Union.
It was already the fifth round in negotiating for the collective agreement. On February 19, the employees performed a warning strike, but made sure that they did not disturb early traffic. Of the collective agreement, approximately 12,000 employees have private bus companies such as the PO Box, Sabtours and Dr. Richard has hit.
“The profession of bus driver will again be a bit more attractive for newcomers, which should also get the shortage of staff under control,” Petritsch is convinced.
Source: Krone
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