An improved collective agreement draft for two years was agreed upon, as announced by the union vida in a statement. This draft will now be presented to the members for a vote, with a recommendation to accept the offer.

Improved Offer in Collective Agreement Negotiations for Bus Drivers

This improved offer provides for the 12,000 employees at private bus companies (including Postbus, Sabtours, Dr. Richard, Blaguss, Gschwindl, Zucklin) a real wage increase retroactively from January 1st by 3.6 percent for this year. From January 2026, wages are to be adjusted again by the average inflation plus a real wage increase. Additionally, in scheduled services, the allowances will also be increased more significantly in the second year. In occasional services, an even larger increase in allowances by a total of 14 percent over two years was achieved, it was stated.

Union Also Sees Improvements in Working Conditions for Bus Drivers

The union identifies improvements in working conditions in the overall package. Specifically, according to chief negotiator Anil Zümrüt, the offer also includes extending the night work allowance by two hours from 10 PM to midnight in two steps. "In the next step, we will now present this overall package to our union members for a vote and can, with a clear conscience, also recommend accepting the offer," adds Markus Petritsch, chairman of the road sector in the union vida. It was already the fifth round in the bargaining for the collective agreement. On February 19th, there was a warning strike by the employees, who were meticulous in ensuring not to disrupt the early school transport.

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