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Do we know what should we expect in next collective bargaining? The economic recovery is slowing down Company owners´ profits are declining Employers hysteria is increasing New investments in production are essential

Will employers be as helpful as in recent years??? NOT NECESSARY!!! We are part of the family of industriAll Europe, who decided to carry out new common campaign to support collective bargaining, campaign to start in September 2019.

IndustriAll Europe campaign to strengthen collective bargaining

Together at Work - industriAll Europe Campaign to Strengthen Collective Bargaining MOTTO: Strengthening collective bargaining is a key part of the struggle for higher pay and better working conditions.

Over the past decades collective bargaining in Europe has been systematically eroded and weakened by both national governments and European Institutions. Impacts: Increase of number of individual contracts which divide workers and weaken them Rise of precarious work and in-work poverty Creation of vicious cycle where lower bargaining coverage undermines the power of trade unions to act as grantors of decent wages and working conditions for all workers in society Rise in inequality as workers no longer have the collective force to ensure a fair share of wealth Eroded social cohesion, which now threatens the future of our social-security systems

Principal Messages Collective bargaining is a key tool for a fair transformation of the industry Solidarity is the bedrock of collective bargaining Collective bargaining benefits society as a whole, not just the workers who gain from the agreements Collective bargaining is the concrete expression of solidarity at work Workplace organisation is built on workers´ shared experiences Collective bargaining was intentionally undermined to deliver the austerity agenda and restore profitability for business at the expense of workers

Campaign Calendar Campaign Launch 16 September to 13 October 2019 . Materials: Political briefing, campaign video, graphics, creation of microsite with interactive map

Workers´ Campaign 14 October to 15 November 2019 Slogan of the Month: Organising Together at Work Materials: Testimonial videos, infosheet, leaflets, posters, infographic,…

Employers´ Campaign 18 November to 15 December 2019 Slogan of the Month: Negotiating Together at Work Materials: Report on benefits of CB for employers, video - interview with employres, infographics, GIFs,...

New Year, New Deal at Work 16 November 2019 to 3 January 2020 New Year, New Deal at Work Materials: Reusing video and graphic material so far produced

Young Workers´ Campaign 13 January to 7 February 2020 Young Workers´ Campaign Slogan of the Month: Our Future Together at Work Materials: Young workers video, infographic, leaflets, posters, GIFs,...

Women Workers´ Campaign 10 February to 8 March 2020 Women Workers´ Campaign Materials: Video, infographic, leaflets, posters, GIFs Slogan of the Month: Women together at Work

European Action Week 9 March to 31 March 2020 Slogan of the Month: Winning Together at Work Materials: Action in Brussels, promotional video, leaflet, poster

Campaign Logo Czech Translation: Společně v práci

OS KOVO Involvement Since June 2019 filming video spots in some companies (Vítkovice Steel, Bosch Jihlava, Valeo Humpolec, Bombardier Česká Lípa) –IE team and OS KOVO team Campaign launch in Czech Republic on September 5, 2019 at common meeting of Presidiums of OS KOVO and OZ KOVO in Jindřichův Hradec The OS KOVO Presidents´ call in magazine Kovák in connection with launch of the European campaign Presentation and support of this European campaign in individual OS KOVO regions and companies, using also internet/intranet/ magazine Kovák Preparation of Czech versions of documents the OS KOVO Company TU Organisations can use in their own collective bargaining (leaflets, posters, roll-ups,…) Involvement into planned European Action Week

What do we expect? Involvement of OS KOVO Company TU Organisations in this campaign with the aim to promote collective bargaining and its results Use of all distributed promotional materials in the campaign framework Strengthening of the OS KOVO Company TU Organisations position during CB Rise of public, employers´, members and non-members awareness about CB and its usefulness Improvement of image of Czech metal unions at all levels Continuing to promote the principle of equal wage for equal work in Europe, gradual equalization of wage gaps between East and West Europe

The main objective of the campaign is to demonstrate the positive impact of collective bargaining, underpinned by strong unions, in delivering a better life for workers

What does the collective bargaining bring to workers in metal industry in Czech Republic?

Employees covered by collective agreement earn significantly more money than those not covered by collective agreement Source: Information system about average earning, Trexima Earning of employee covered by CA was during three years under review about 15 % higher than in case of worker without CA. Employee covered by CA earned about 4 930 CZK in one month 2018 more, than employee without CA – for this amount you can buy nearly 25 kg of butter or 209 kg of potatoes. During three years under the review the employee with CA earned 171 624 CZK more, than a colleague without CA. For this amount you can buy small car.

Important differences in earnings levels can also be noticed in individual sectors, for example metallurgists covered by CA earned in period 2016 to 2018 about 95 676 CZK more than those without CA. Differences in average wage in CZ-NACE 24 CA yes CA no Source: Information system about average earning, Trexima

In automotive industry this difference during three years was even 331 200 CZK, i.e. in average 110 400 CZK per year!!! Differences in average wage in CZ-NACE 29 CA yes CA no Source: Information system about average earning, Trexima

The collective agreement reduces the pay gap between female and male employees Source: Information system about average earning, Trexima In companies with CA there are smaller differences between the wage of women and men. In 2018 the wage difference in companies without CA was 26 %, in companies with CA 23,1 %.

The collective agreement is particularly beneficial for low-income employees Source: Information system about average earning, Trexima The median of monthly wage, i.e. the wage of the middle employee, is higher in companies with CA than in companies without CA. In 2018 this difference was monthly 4 216 CZK.

Employees with collective agreement work less hours than workers without collective agreement Source: Information system about average earning, Trexima An employee without collective agreement worked 55 hours more in 2018 than an employee with collective agreement, the difference is 7 shifts! Between 2016 and 2018, an employee with collective agreement worked 154.8 hours less, which is 20.5 shifts, i.e. almost the entire calendar month!!!

Collective bargaining is a way to reduce disparities in Europe

And in Czech Republic, we really have to do a lot to catch up, as can be seen in the following example - a technical worker earns only 50.5% of a technician's earnings in Germany, claiming that a Czech employee is less efficient is false. Country Monthly wage in PPP Country/Germany Denmark 3 572 107,7 Germany 3 316 100,0 Austria 3 308 99,8 Czech Republic 1 675 50,5 Slovakia 1 338 40,3 Hungary 1 270 38,3 Romania 944 28,5 Comparison of earnings of the profession of technician Source: inequalityin.eu, June 2019)

In its document „Wage Policy in Europe“, presented at the Bratislava Conference in December 2018, the IndustriAll Collective Bargaining and Social Policy Committee presents a table, that compares wages for work of selected countries in a very simple way:

There are also huge differences in working hours, workers in Central and Eastern Europe have to work much longer for lower wages. Yearly working hours in Vienna Memorandum Group Countries (Source: OECD, for year 2018)

So if we assume that the year has an average of 250 working days, a Czech employee will work one year more in 4.4 years than a German colleague, for his working life it is 10 years more. Country Working hours per year Difference (Germany) Difference in days * / Germany 1 363 Austria 1 511 148 20 Slovenia 1 603 240 32 Slovakia 1 698 335 45 Hungary 1 741 378 50 Czech Republic 1 792 429 57 * / 1 day = 7,5 hours

What is the development of collective bargaining in Czech Republic?

Collective bargaining at the sectoral level significantly weakens Development of sectoral bargaining in OS KOVO

At company level the picture is more positive, but still there is room for improvement Development of bargaining at company level in OS KOVO Collective disputes (industrial actions) in OS KOVO

So what do we do about it?????

NOT NECESSARY!!! Will employers be as helpful as in recent years??? How we will face it? Shouldn´t we think what to improve or we are satisfied with the way we are doing it now? Are we satisfied with so far reached results or shouldn´t we think what and how can we improve? Every time it is good to try to improve!!! NOT NECESSARY!!!

How we will prepare ourselves for the next collective bargaining rounds??? We will use all materials provided to us by industriAll Europe We will use the statistical results, provided to us by company TREXIMA, based on our demands We will use this materials for education about the collective bargaining topic, organised by individual regional offices at regional level Let us introduce them to all collective negotiators at the level of company TU organisations Let us use economic analyses of individual companies prepared by OS KOVO experts