Negotiations on the CLA in the graphic arts industry
At the sixth round of negotiations on the CLA in the graphic arts industry, an agreement was reached on Tuesday to adjust minimum wages. These are to be increased by up to nine percent between January 1, 2009 and January 1, 2010, depending on employees' qualifications. In addition, the Swiss Association for Visual Communication announced that the final differences regarding the organization of annual working hours had been resolved.
At the sixth round of negotiations on the CLA in the graphic arts industry, an agreement was reached on Tuesday to adjust minimum wages. These are to be increased by up to nine percent between January 1, 2009 and January 1, 2010, depending on employees' qualifications. In addition, the Swiss Association for Visual Communication announced that the final differences regarding the organization of annual working hours had been resolved.
Around 300 print shop workers responded to a call from the Comedia trade union and demonstrated in Bern on Tuesday. They opposed the employers' plans to further deregulate working hours and cut night work allowances, Comedia announced. Instead, the demonstrators demanded a 13th monthly wage for apprentices, general wage increases and compensation for inflation.
At the negotiations, the social partners agreed on continued salary payments by the employer in the event of incapacity to work due to illness of 90% of gross salary for a maximum of 720 days per case. An initial rapprochement was reached on bonuses for night and shift work. The employers' association Viscom proposed a gradual reduction of the current supplements from 100 percent to 60 percent as of January 1, 2011. For newspaper printers, the bonuses will remain at 100 percent.
According to the Viscom press release, negotiations on a new collective labor agreement should be successfully concluded at the next round of negotiations on December 15.
Around 300 print shop workers responded to a call from the Comedia trade union and demonstrated in Bern on Tuesday. They opposed the employers' plans to further deregulate working hours and cut night work allowances, Comedia announced. Instead, the demonstrators demanded a 13th monthly wage for apprentices, general wage increases and compensation for inflation.
At the negotiations, the social partners agreed on continued salary payments by the employer in the event of incapacity to work due to illness of 90% of gross salary for a maximum of 720 days per case. An initial rapprochement was reached on bonuses for night and shift work. The employers' association Viscom proposed a gradual reduction of the current supplements from 100 percent to 60 percent as of January 1, 2011. For newspaper printers, the bonuses will remain at 100 percent.
According to the Viscom press release, negotiations on a new collective labor agreement should be successfully concluded at the next round of negotiations on December 15.
