Austria: Federation of Trade Unions Warns of Privatizations

Politics ♦ Published: December 11, 2013; 10:33 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Austrian Federation of Trade Unions warns the Austrian state not to push through with further privatizations.

Austria: Federation of Trade Unions Warns of Privatizations / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The Austrian Federation of Trade Unions (ÖGB) warned of “economically unfavorable experiments“ if the Austrian state pushed through with further privatizations which is currently under consideration by the government during the coalition negotations.

Helmut Köstinger, staff representative at Austrian Post AG, along with his counterparts Walter Hotz (Telekom Austria) and…