Trade union vida criticizes: Unbelievable action of the hotel management - employees defied massive intimidation attempts.

On 16 June 2026, the trade union vida, AK Vienna, ÖGB, KOBV and ÖZIV organised an inclusion conference on disability, illness and loneliness in working life in Vienna. Around 250 visitors underlined the relevance of these topics.

We demand better wages and working conditions instead of further recruitment of cheap labour from third countries.

Full inflation compensation for low incomes remains a central demand.

Trade union vida achieves significant improvements in income, leisure time and partial retirement – 97.9 percent approval of employees.

Falling market shares, endangered jobs and the threat of shifting to the roads: The European Transport Workers' Federation presents a comprehensive list of demands for the future of rail freight transport.

vida criticizes employers' blockade of collective bargaining negotiations for the hotel and catering industry.

They ensure our safety. We ensure good work.

They ensure our safety - we ensure good work.

The employees of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG ensure that everything is safely on track around the clock - including on the new Koralm Railway.

vida chairman on the floor: Roman Hebenstreit on safety, good working conditions, higher wages and 20 years of the vida trade union.

Why trade unions are the most important counterweight to global corporations.

In the face of growing competition in the railway sector, vida insists on good training, fair wages and Europe-wide standards.

Human trafficking, illegal work, assaults, sexual harassment and low wages: trade union vida is calling for a radical change of course in the hotel and catering industry.

Bullying in the workplace often starts insidiously – and that's exactly what makes it so dangerous. vida in conversation with prevention expert Günther Ebenschweiger.

Campaigning for a new collective agreement for the railway industry.