The unions ABVV and ACV and the management of beer producer AB InBev have reached an agreement on pay and employment conditions. The maximum purchasing power premium of € 750 has been approved. Yet the unions remain 'with mixed feelings'. The agreement was reached after three production sites of AB InBev in Leuven, Hoegaarden, and Liège were on halt. The unions specifically demanded the implementation of the purchasing power bonus enabled by the Federal Government. The unions furthermore wanted to address the problem of increasing workload, but no agreement was reached on this issue.
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