Bus industry raises the alarm: demands of the union endanger progress!

Bus industry raises the alarm: demands of the union endanger progress!

The spokesman for the bus industry in the Austria Chamber of Commerce, Martin Horvath, expresses astonishment on the recent statements by the VIDA negotiation manager Anil Zümrüt during a press conference in which a study on working conditions in private bus line traffic in Austria was presented. Horvath emphasizes that the bus drivers: In the inside, working under challenging conditions and the industry has already made considerable progress to improve their working conditions. The entry -level wage including diets is now over 3,100 euros gross, which is even above the entry content of the metal industry. This is the result of a long-term constructive dialogue with the social partner, which takes place not only during the KV negotiations, but also in regular working groups, reports ots.at .

The negotiations on night or Sunday surcharges rejected by Vida since the last working group 2024 are difficult for Horvath. His statement makes it clear that employers continue to take responsibility for the more than 15,000 handlebars: on the inside in public transport and strive for social solutions. Horvath criticizes that some trade unionists, like Markus Petritsch, endanger the trusting dialogue by making premature statements. "We can only develop long -term solutions through constructive cooperation between the two social partners," warns Horvath. This is also evident in the planning of further improvements in order to expand the offer in public line traffic, which means that a sustainable mobility transition can be promoted. Further information can be found on wko.at .

The bus industry appeals to a common dialogue to tackle the challenges in regular traffic. Despite the sometimes inadequate tender modalities, the bus industry hopes to create ideal framework conditions for employees: to create inside. Horvath emphasizes the need to take into account the financial framework in order to ensure the stability of the jobs. The developments he cited show that the industry is motivated to continuously work on the improvement process and to make working conditions attractive.