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# Austria 2027 Salary Talks Stall for Rail and Retail

November 5, 2026 at 05:30 PM

> Unions and employers clash over pay and conditions for 500,000 workers as railway and retail negotiations reach a critical deadlock.

Salary negotiations for 2027 are underway in **Austria**, impacting over 500,000 employees. The third round of talks between the **vida union** and 98 **railway companies** failed, prompting an emergency works council conference for 55,000 rail workers this Thursday.

In the retail sector, the **GPA union** rejected a second-round offer for 420,000 staff. Workers demand a five-day week and a sixth vacation week, while employers cite a 31.5 percent rise in fixed costs despite plans to distribute one billion euros to owners.

Negotiations also cover 15,700 security personnel and 50,000 **freight workers**. Unions seek inflation compensation and better terms to address labor shortages, as 2,000 drivers leave the industry annually. Further talks are scheduled for mid-November 2026.



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