By becoming a member, you strengthen the vida trade union as a representation of interests and thus also yourself!
Together we put pressure on you so that you get real relief!
That's why we need you. Because with every new member, you get stronger too!
Counter-power means:
We organize ourselves and together we enforce what is fair.
Negotiations at the green table are important – but they only work if there are many people behind them.
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From apprenticeship to retirement, we are committed to helping you. We fight for your rights and represent your interests. For you, this means:
You can find even more advantages for you here.
We are not only experts in your industry, with a union membership you have many personal advantages.
But there is more to it than that: because trade unions are based on the principle of solidarity. This means that the more members, the more weight a union has. In this way, the union can represent your interests as an employee and also negotiate your collective agreement.
Yes, the Chamber of Labour also represents the interests of employees. All employees are legally members of the Chamber of Labour. The Chamber of Labour represents the concerns of the many in politics and the public, offers comprehensive advice and representation in labour law and is committed to consumer protection.
Trade unions , on the other hand, are voluntary associations. In order to enforce the interests of employees, trade unions can also call for strikes . Trade unions are therefore the workers' fighting organisations.
IMPORTANT: In the event of a strike, union members are covered with strike and lockout support .
In addition, the union supports employees with problems at work. For example, if overtime is not paid or there are discrepancies in payroll, members can contact their union. The union protects against discrimination and exploitation and, if necessary, also represents its members in court.
Are you up for it?
Membership in the vida trade union is only 1% of your gross income. The exact amount will be shown to you in the registration form before you complete your registration.
Converted to your working hours, this is 4 minutes and 48 seconds a day for a 40-hour week that you spend on the union dues. Lower contributions apply, for example, to pensioners, the unemployed and recipients of sick pay.
By the way, you can deduct the full amount of the membership fee from your income tax. It therefore has a tax-reducing effect.
You do not pay a membership fee during maternity leave, military or civilian service, voluntary social year or illness without continued payment of remuneration. The non-contributory periods will be credited to you if you have already been a member for at least 6 months before.
*If you are a bicycle messenger or freelancer, select "Other" in the type of employment field during your registration and enter the amount of 10 euros for monthly. Gross salary in € the amount 10 euros *.
**As of 2026, annual contribution adjustment by the average Pension increase
Non-contributory periods are counted as membership if there has been at least 6 months of membership beforehand.
The membership fee can be collected by deduction of salary/wage in companies or via a SEPA direct debit.
The membership fee is fully deductible from income tax and therefore has a tax-reducing effect. If the membership fee is deducted directly from the salary, the tax reduction is already taken into account when calculating the salary.
Log in to the vida website to download the tax office confirmation .
For the payment of membership fees within the trade union vida
According to the current vida statutes, members are obliged to pay their membership fee to vida on a monthly basis and to report all change notifications concerning the amount of the membership fee to vida in good time.
The following payment options are available to new members for the payment of the membership fee:
I authorise the Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB) or the trade unions united in the ÖGB to collect recurring payments from my account by SEPA direct debit. At the same time, I instruct my bank to redeem the SEPA direct debits drawn from my account by the ÖGB. I can demand reimbursement of the debited amount within eight weeks, starting from the debit date. The conditions agreed with my bank apply. If I have agreed to the business deduction, but no longer want it or leave the company, or the deduction of the membership fee via the company is no longer possible, I request that the payment method be changed to SEPA direct debit from my announced account without consultation.
Beneficiary: Austrian Trade Union Federation, Johann-Böhm-Platz 1, 1020 Vienna
Creditor ID: AT48ZZZ00000006541
Mandate reference: G07005785824
I declare that I agree to the company deduction, i.e. that my trade union contribution can be deducted by my employer/employer from my salary or wage, my apprentice compensation; or that it is withheld from my pension and transferred by the pension paying body; and I therefore give my consent that my personal data required in connection with the collection of contributions, namely the data specified above and trade union membership, social security number, personnel number, contribution data, KV membership, entry/exit dates, waiting periods, retirement, periods of presence, training and civilian service and change of address data, may be processed by my employer and the trade union, whereby I can revoke this consent to the business deduction at any time vis-à-vis the ÖGB.
You are a member every month in which you pay your membership fee.
ATTENTION: The longer you are a member, the more benefits you will enjoy as a member of the vida trade union. After 6 months of membership, for example, you will receive full legal protection. So, being a member is worth it!
No, employers are not informed by trade unions about their employees' membership. Employers are even prohibited from asking employees about union membership. If this question is asked anyway, employees do not have to answer or do not have to answer truthfully.
One reason for membership is, among other things, that we can only achieve and achieve something in the community. The sweets in the form of percentages when shopping, or discounted vacations, round off the matter for me personally.
I am a vida member because it brings many advantages. Not only because of vacation, Christmas bonuses and collective bargaining negotiations, but also because I have many other advantages, such as vouchers or discounts, at Kika, Spar, Media Markt and many more.
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