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After five unsuccessful rounds, three days of warning strikes and numerous accusations, Metaller's representatives are back at the bargaining table today.
15:30, 15 November 2018
Today, Thursday, the metalworkers' unions and employer representatives will be back at the negotiating table. After three days of warning strikes, we want to talk for a long time. The union's demands have not changed so far, said the workers in negotiation Rainer Wimmer (PRO-GE / FSG). In addition, on the employer side, there were no new offers according to Wimmer.
At 2 pm, they "start negotiations and hope that employers will then submit a substantial offer," Wimmer said. The idea of the union on the appearance of such an offer has not changed so far. A salary increase of five percent and "significant improvements in the framework law" are still proposed, according to Wimmer. On the employer side, the last offer is a 2.7% salary increase. As a result, there should still be plenty of room for negotiation.
From Monday, threat of "real strike"
The warning strikes of yesterday Wednesday were "of course," said Wimmer, they were part of escalating CT negotiations. "After these measures, we will return to the negotiating table". If this were to happen to a solution, then "is it good if there is no solution, so it really starts on Monday". Then there is a "real" strike, so an eight hour job for all the work. On the other hand, warning strikes only last two to three hours.
The chances that he will reach an agreement and that no strike will occur can therefore be badessed, adds Wimmer.
The Union pursues a "questionable style"
On the employer side, people were ready to speak: "They are always ready for a responsible cancer deal," said Christian Knill, president of the Association of Metallurgical Industry (FMMI) according to a show. However, he also criticized the "dubious style" of the unions. The unions would let the escalation of the negotiations "for political reasons". "We do not have a factual basis for strikes and some union actions and statements are very counterproductive," Knill said.
The union president and SPO deputies Josef Muchitsch In the meantime, however, it was on the side of trade unionists that it was "time for employers finally to submit a reasonable offer," said Muchitsch, according to a press release. "If employers only bid from 2.5% to 2.7% after 40 hours of negotiations, we can not talk about reasonable eye level bargaining."
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