Bus driver: Inside in need: Vida union sounds alarm!

Bus driver: Inside in need: Vida union sounds alarm!

ÖGB Zentrale Catamaran, Johann Böhm-Platz 1, 1020 Wien, Österreich - On February 6, 2025, an important press conference of the VIDA union will take place in Vienna, which is entitled "Lack of List: Fall for Local Bus Lenenders: Inside". Against the background, this is done that the collective negotiations for the approximately 12,000 employees stall in private bus companies. Despite an acute lack of personnel in the industry, employers, represented by the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ), are not very accommodating and refuse to significantly improve the working conditions of the bus drivers: inside. In any case, the industry relies on well-wille handlebars: inside with so-called red-white-red-red cards from abroad, which brings local bus drivers: inside in a disadvantaged position. The union sees a trap for employees in this tactic and plans to inform the public about their demands and measures to improve in a live transmission, as reported by APA-OTS.

urgency of negotiations

In the past few days, the union has carried out numerous company meetings for finding the opinion that sent a clear message to the employers: the patience of the employees is in the end. From January 30th to February 5, 2025, the votes of the employees were raised to be willing for industrial action, announcing that they want to stand up for their rights and better conditions. The press conference will provide information about the results of these meetings and reveal how the future working situation of the bus drivers: inside is.

In addition, there are further KV negotiations in various industries in October and November, including railway, trade and cleaning. As Vida boss Roman Hebenstreit explained in advance, adaptation to the increasing living costs is particularly essential. "The current entry wages cannot keep up with inflation and the increased cost of living," continued Hebenstreit. This topic will also be treated profoundly at the upcoming press conference in order to explain the urgency and the extent of the challenges for the employees in the upcoming negotiations, as the Chamber of Commerce also emphasizes.

The participants and interested media representatives are cordially invited to participate, and a live stream option is also available to pursue the discussion of the most important points and to hear the demands directly.