Austria - 3.1% wage increase for cable car workers - August 31, 2025

The cable car industry successfully concluded the fourth round of collective bargaining with the vida union. Despite difficult conditions, the vida union was able to secure a 3.1% wage increase in the collective agreement effective 1 July 2025. The starting wage has been raised to € 2,138 gross per month. The Sunday bonus is paid during the summer season from 1 May to 31 October. During seasonal peak times, around 18,000 employees work in 250 cable car companies.

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