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Today, Monday, at 11 a.m., the negotiations for the collective agreement (KV) for the metal technology industry entered the second round, and the unions are expecting an offer from the employers. On the table is the employee representatives’ demand for an 11.6 percent increase in wages and salaries as well as improvements in leisure time and apprentices.
The KV round is overshadowed by the recession warning from the economic institutes Wifo and IHS. Economists are expecting a “mild recession” this year and a slight upswing next year. “The current economic forecasts from Wifo and IHS are an alarm signal and confirmation of the required restraint in the KV negotiations,” said employer representative Christian Knill on Sunday. The GPA and PRO-GE unions on the employee side have always emphasized that purchasing power must be maintained and that they now have to compensate for the federal government’s failures in the fight against high inflation.
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