Street

On the occasion of International World Toilet Day on November 19, the trade union vida makes it unmistakably clear: Austria is literally leaving its bus and truck drivers out in the rain.

Platform work and algorithmic management, the invisible boss – buzzwords about the future of work or the present reality of precarious employment?

Only if incomes rise can purchasing power and thus consumption be strengthened. Especially in the low-wage sector, real wage increases are needed so that people can continue to afford daily life.

Trade union vida demands: Qualify domestic workers, strengthen purchasing power and ensure fair wages!

vida welcomes legal innovation. Platform workers such as bicycle messengers urgently need better protection.

The trade union vida welcomes the clear no by Transport Minister Peter Hanke to the EU Commission's plans to allow the driving of trucks from the age of 17 in the future.

vida demands: Platform operators must finally be held accountable – costs for vehicles, training and insurance must be covered

Works council member and bus driver Anil Zümrüt in an interview about the street workplace and his commitment to the workforce.

Without far-reaching improvements in wages and infrastructure, the industry is threatened with a massive shortage of personnel.

A relaxation of admission rules often does not lead to a "freer" market, but to less transparency and security.

Salaried food delivery workers will be converted to freelance service contracts. Social plan is in place.

Helga Dröscher in an interview about her dream job as a truck driver, the challenges of the road workplace and her commitment to the union.

vida demands complete clarification of the role of the employer in the falsification of working hours in Carinthian transport companies.

By the end of July 2025 at the latest, Lieferando plans to terminate around 1,000 of its employed drivers and switch to freelance service contracts.

The collective agreement negotiations for bus drivers of private bus companies have been concluded. The two-year contract brings real relief in working conditions, as well as wage increases above inflation.

Protest action by the broad alliance of trade unions, climate protection organisations, AK Vienna and bus drivers "We-Ride-Together" under the motto "Hands off the right to strike!"

If the employers do not present a substantially improved offer, the union will be forced to tighten the strike screw.

Instead of better working conditions, employers are relying on the red-white-red card with wage dumping. The collective agreement negotiations for bus drivers will continue on 17.02.

The vida trade union is ready to negotiate at any time. A better offer from the employers is still a long time coming.

On 23.1.2025, the alliance Wir-Fahren-Gemeinsam (#WFG) campaigned for better working conditions for bus drivers with rallies.