The collective labor agreement negotiations in the metal processing industry will enter the second round on Monday 17 October. If no agreement can be reached, the unions want to hold working meetings in all factories between October 19 and 21.
The decision was made unanimously at a works council conference attended by 1,800 employee representatives, PRO-GE and GPA announced Friday.
Claims “more than justified”
“The strong willingness of works councils to take union action in the companies shows us that the demand for 10.6 percent more wages and salaries is more than justified,” said chief workers’ negotiator Rainer Wimmer (PRO-GE). ) and Karl Dürtscher (GPA) according to the broadcast.
Employees want ‘piece of the pie’
The metals industry’s profits have doubled from 2020 to 2021, much of which, at 80 percent, has been distributed to shareholders and owners. “Given these great results, there can be no reason for us to delay wage negotiations,” the union members said. The companies now couldn’t shy away from giving up a piece of the pie.
The willingness to fight is high, “the agreed work meetings are a first step, which – if necessary – can be followed by others at any time,” said Wimmer and Dürtscher.
Source: Krone
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