Workers organised in trade union KOVO PCAS were angry that wages at Peugeot - with a monthly average of 1106 euro - were the lowest of the three major carmakers in the country and threatened to go on strike (see our May newsletter). After it became clear that a majority of the members was not in favour of industrial action, the union settled a compromise accepting a 50 euro a month basic pay rise. They originally demanded a monthly basic pay rise of 80 euro. Besides the monthly rise in basic income, workers will receive an individual monthly bonus of 100 euro.
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