The collective bargaining negotiations on the VKA KV (formerly Caritas) started on 21.11.2025. The collective agreement will apply from 1 January 2026 and affects 17,000 employees.

The negotiations for the 8,000 employees of the Diakonie have been concluded. KV salaries will increase by 2.6 percent from April.

Trade union vida achieves inflation compensation and significant plus for low incomes.

In the fourth round of collective agreement negotiations for the Austrian Social Economy (SWÖ), the employers have again submitted an inadequate offer after around 15 hours of negotiations.

The fourth round of collective bargaining negotiations for employees of private hospitals also ended without a result on 11 December 2025.

ÖBB training package becomes a farce. Low-wage professions such as cooks, hairdressers and masseurs prove that there is not a lack of staff, but of decency.

Inflation compensation for the majority of employees – significant increase in apprentice income.

Robert Hofmann, Chairman of the Central Works Council of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, on freedom on the railways and the power of the trade union.

ETF representative has a clear focus on safety, good working conditions and a strong future for rail in Europe.

On 3 December 2025, the third round of collective agreement negotiations for the employees of Carinthia's Christian Hospitals was concluded.

The third round of collective bargaining negotiations for the approximately 150,000 retail workers has once again remained without result. The employer's offer is still well below the union's demand of 3.5 percent – and thus below the level that would be necessary to secure real incomes. While the tills in retail are ringing in Advent, those who store, pick and transport goods are to be sent into the new year with a de facto wage cut.