There is a collective agreement for the approximately 14,000 employees of Autobahn GmbH. This was announced by the federally owned company and the Verdi and dbb civil service unions.
The dbb civil service association spoke of a sustainable result. Essentially, this provides for an increase in income in three steps by a total of 7.8 percent, but at least by a total of 360 euros. In many areas, incomes would be noticeably improved and surcharges for shift work would also be increased. Verdi emphasized that since the minimum amounts had a greater percentage effect in the lower wage groups, the total volume of the table increase was even slightly higher at 8.7 percent. The total term of the collective agreement is 26 months.
Sebastian Mohr, Managing Director of Human Resources and Labor Director of Autobahn GmbH des Bundes, called the collective bargaining agreement a crucial building block for the future viability and performance of Autobahn GmbH.
“This is a really good result for the employees – and it is a result that they fought for themselves,” said Verdi deputy chairwoman Christine Behle. Autobahn GmbH is facing billions in investments and is also suffering from a lack of staff. This makes such a qualification all the more important because it can retain skilled workers and attract new ones.
The unions increased the pressure with a warning strike. That’s why there have been traffic disruptions in several regions of Germany in the past few weeks.