AUA´s Staff Protests Against Wage Cuts

TransportAirlines & Airports ♦ Published: January 20, 2012; 18:07 ♦ (Vindobona)

The new management of Austrian Airlines faces fierce resistance by the workforce. The new austerity package is heatedly contested.

AUA´s Staff Protests Against Wage Cuts / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Alf van Beem, CC0

Today, about 1,000 members of AUA´s workforce protested against the new wage scheme plans designed by the new management. This year, CEO Jaan Albrecht wants to cut costs by € 140m.

„Our working program can be understood as a package of measures, which contains contributions for all our stakeholders. Only with it, we can substantially improve our earnings situation.”,…