Austria - Agreement for inland navigation - December 31, 2025

The trade union vida has successfully concluded the negotiation of a collective agreement for inland navigation. For the majority of employees, the new collective agreement means full compensation for inflation – a central step to secure purchasing power and ensure fair conditions along the Danube and on the country’s waterways. The agreement is valid from 1 January 2026 for a period of one year. In passenger shipping, wages will rise by 3.3%, just above rolling inflation.

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For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) p.t.debeer@uva.nl or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal mkoksal@etui.org. For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit https://www.etui.org/Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter or consult the archive with all articles in our database at www.cbnarchive.eu. You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org.