Halfway 2021, employers’ association AWVN reports on the progress in collective bargaining. There are two very different perspectives on collective bargaining in the first half of 2021. Unions demand a wage increase of 5% and mainly point to companies where things are going well. Employers, on the other hand, point out that, in addition to well-performing companies, there are also many companies and business units where things are not (yet) going well. As a consequence, it turns out to be very difficult to reach an agreement between employers and trade unions.
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