FB Tarif Vorstand
EUCOBAN Survey Steel Industry
Collective
Agreements in the
European Steel
Industry
22nd/23rd October 2012
industriAll Sectoral Steel Committee
EUCOBAN Survey
Steel Industry
FB Tarif
Vorstand
General trends in european collective bargaining
policy
Current collective agreements in European steel
industry
Summary and Outlook
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EUCOBAN Survey
Steel Industry
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Vorstand
General trends in european collective bargaining
policy
Current collective agreements in European steel
industry
Summary and Outlook
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General trends in European
Collective Bargaining Policy (1)
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2010 Economic recovery in most of the European countries
after the deep crisis 2008/09.
Cooling down of economic growth in 2011, and expectation of a
recession 2012/13.
Increase of unemployment rate (EU-27average 2011%: 9.7;
2012: 10.3%)
Decrease of real wages in Europe: EU-27 average 2011: -0.9%;
2012: -0,5 %)
Deep negative impact of the Austerity Package on wages and
economic growth.
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General trends
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Development of the real
wages in Europe in 2012
(in % compared to the prior year).
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EUCOBAN Survey
Steel Industry
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General trends in european collective bargaining
policy
Current collective agreements in European steel
industry
Summary and Outlook
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Crude Steel Production in Europe
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in Mio. tons (datas rounded)
EU-27
1 Germany
2 Italy
3 France
4 Spain
5 United Kingdom
6 Poland
7 Belgium
8 Austria
9 Netherlands
10 Czech Republic
11 Sweden
12 Slovakia
13 Finland
14 Romania
15 Luxembourg
16 Greece
17 Hungary
18 Portugal
19 Bulgaria
20 Slovenia
21 Latvia
2007
210,0
48,5
31,6
19,3
19,0
14,3
10,6
10,7
7,6
7,4
7,1
5,6
5,1
4,4
6,1
2,9
2,6
2,2
1,8
1,9
0,6
0,7
2008
198,1
45,8
30,6
17,9
18,6
13,5
9,7
10,7
7,6
6,9
6,4
5,2
4,5
4,4
4,9
2,6
2,5
2,1
1,6
1,3
0,6
0,6
2009
139,3
32,7
19,8
12,8
14,3
10,1
7,1
5,6
5,7
5,2
4,6
2,8
3,7
3,1
2,7
2,1
2,0
1,4
1,6
0,7
0,4
0,7
*) Trend: Exchange rate Jan-Aug 2012/2011
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2010
172,5
43,8
25,8
15,4
16,3
9,7
8,0
8,0
7,2
6,7
5,2
4,8
4,6
4,0
3,6
2,5
1,8
1,7
1,4
0,7
0,6
0,7
Vorstand
2011 % share of EU 2011 trend 2012/2011* in %
176,9
100
-5,0
44,3
25,0
-5,3
28,7
16,2
-1,9
15,8
8,9
1,6
15,5
8,8
-12,3
9,5
5,4
-2,4
8,8
5,0
2,4
8,0
4,5
-14,9
7,5
4,2
-3,6
6,9
3,9
-0,5
5,6
3,2
-8,3
4,8
2,7
-12,6
4,2
2,4
5,7
4,0
2,3
-3,8
3,6
2,1
-7,5
2,5
1,4
-20,7
1,9
1,1
-33,1
1,7
1,0
-5,8
1,4
0,8
2,4
0,8
0,5
-21,4
0,7
0,4
4,4
0,6
0,3
38,4
Source: EUROFER
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Summary: Agreements
2010/beginning 2011
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Look back to the main results of last year‘s questionnaire
Most of the agreements only with slight increase of wages.
Long duration of agreements.
More qualitative elements (e.g. job security, TWA,
qualification).
Difficult bargaining position for trade unions.
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EUCOBAN Survey Steel
Industry
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The results of the 2012 questionnare
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Steel agreement in Germany
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Collective bargaining at sectoral level.
Agreement signed end of November 2011 for North-West and East
Germany and End of January 2012 for the Saarland. Approx.
90,000 steel (blue and white collar) workers are covered.
North-West and East Germany: 3.8 % wage increase from 01.
December 2011 till 28. February 2013, November 2011 is a „zeromonth“ (16 months duration).
Saarland: 3.8 % wage increase from 01. March 2012 till 31. May
2013. Lump sum of 160€ for February 2012. (16 months duration).
Guarantee of unlimited employment of apprentices after
completion of their apprenticeships. (Duration till 31. January
2016).
Agreement on partial retirement is prolonged till 28. February 2013
(NW, E-Ger.), till 31. May 2013 (Saarland).
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Steel agreement in France
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Agreements at sectoral and company level.
Agreement signed at 01. March 2012 about the minimum wage
table and modifications in the statutes of the collective
agreement.
Unlimited collective agreement.
Wage increase: 2.3%.
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Steel Agreement in the UK
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CB at company level in TATA Steel, Port Talbot Texturing
Technology Ldt with approx. 20,000 (blue and white collar)
workers.
Duration 01.04.2011 till 01.04.2012 (TATA), 01.04.2012 till 2013
(Port Talbot) (12 months).
Demands:
Wage increase 3.5%
Minimum earning levels increased form 1,225.10 to 1,275
Pounds per calendar month.
Ongoing negotiations in 2012 for wages, lump sums, pension
schemes.
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Steel agreement in Poland
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CB at company level in ArcelorMittal , Huta Labedy, BGH, Huta
Pokój, Sievierstallat, CMC, ISD Huta Czestochowa, Celsa Huta
Ostrowioec including approx. 15,000 workers.
No new agreement in 2012.
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Agreement in Austria covering
several industrial sectors
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Agreement for the metal and mining industry covering in total
165,000 (blue and white collar) workers. Among them 13,000
workers of the steel industry.
The agreement was signed 18. Oktober 2011.
Duration: 01.11.2011 till 31.10.2012 (12 months).
Wage increase: 4.4 % till 4.0%.
The current collective bagaining round still continues.
Employers want to split up the joint collective agreement into
several sector agreements.
The new agreement on the metal industry was signed
19.10.2012, the negotiations for the mining and steel industry
still continue.
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Steel agreement in the
Netherlands
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Agreement for TATA Steel is still valid till 31. March 2013.
Duration 01. April 2011 till 31. March 2013 (24 months). 9,500
(blue and white collar) workers are covered.
Wage increase 3.75 %, 300€ lump sum.
No redundancies till 01. October 2013.
But approx. 1,000 workplaces will be eliminated in a period of 4
years. Commitment of investments.
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Steel agreement in Czech
Republic
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Agreements at sectoral level for: Arcelor Mittal Ostrava, Trinecke
zelezárny, EVRAZ Vítkovice Steel, Zelezárny Veselí, ZDB GROUP,
Hute POLDI, TSR, Moravské zelezárny.
19,350 (white and blue collar) workers are covered
Agreements signed between December 2011 and March 2012.
Majority of agreements are valid 1 till 3 years.
Average of wage increase: 3% (88% of agreements stipulate
wage increase.
50% of the agreements introduce a 13. wage; 13% a 14. wage.
88% of agreements: 37,5 hours/week.
Improvement of training and qualification.
Principles of precarious employment reduction control.
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Agreement of several industrial sectors
including steel in Sweden
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Cross sectoral agreement covering Steel, Mining, Paper,
technical and metal, chemical.
Duration for the steel sector 01.02.2012 till 31.03.2013 (14
months).
Wage increase for steel: 3 %.
Sepearate negotiations on the issues of training and
precarious work in September 2012.
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Steel Agreement in Slovakia
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Agreement at company level covering US Steel Kosice, US Steel
Labortest Kosice and US Steel SBS Kosice with totally 11,467
(blue and white collar) workers.
Duration: 01.05.2012 till 31.12.2014 (32 months).
Wage increase 3.9 %.
Guaranteed average lump sum 990€.
Commitment of employer to not apply collective redundancies
(except when employee refuses 3 adequate job offers).
Working time reduction in steps for workers in non stop
operations till 33,5 hours per week in 2014 . 35,5 hours per week
for the rest of the workers.
Improvment of regulations on training and qualification.
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Steel Agreement in Hungary
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Wage and social agreements for 2012.
Duration 01.01.2012 – 31.02.2013; 12,000 (blue and white collar)
workers are covered.
Wage increase: 2.1%
Qualitative regulations about full-time employment, training
and qualification, reduction of temporary workers.
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Steel agreement in Bulgaria
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Negotiations at sectoral and company level.
New company agreement, signed at 01.04.2012 for Stomana
Industry S.A., 771 (blue and white collar) workers covered.
Duration: 01.04.2012 till 31.12.2013 – 21 months.
Increase of the minimum wage in the company from 150 € to 200 €.
Increase of night shift allowance about 10%.
Increase of the value of free protective food about 25%.
Lump sum about 150 € for summer holidays.
Improved additional regulations on: dismissal protection for trade
union members, qualification and training, restriction on temporary
employment contracts (after one temporary contract the next
contract must be permanent), anti-discrimination.
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EUCOBAN Survey
Steel Industry
FB Tarif
Vorstand
General trends in european collective bargaining
policy
Current collective agreements in European steel
industry
Summary and Outlook
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Summary: Tendency of the
current agreements
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Statistics
12 replies – 57%
Bargaining level: 7 company, 1 sectoral, 2 embedded in crosssectoral.
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Summary: Tendency of the
current agreements
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Only in few cases higher increases of wages than in the prior
questionnaire period (Germany, Austria, Sweden).
Most of the agreements have a duration longer than 15
months. That relativates wage increase.
Qualitative elements (e.g. job security, TWA, qualification).
Working time reduction in Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Still difficult bargaining position for trade unions due to the
ongoing economic and financial market crisis.
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Next CB campaings in steel
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Czech Republic: September 2012 till March 2013.
Germany: Negotiations March 2013.
Netherlands: Beginning 2013.
Sweden: Beginning 2013.
France: Beginning of 2013.
Austria: Autumn of 2013.
Bulgaria: 01. November 2013 (company level).
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Demands in the next CB
campaings in steel
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Main demands mentioned in the replies
Wage increase (Tariffs, bonuses, premiums, shift allowances,
etc.)
Job security, employment , decent work
Demographic situation
Special demands mentioned in the replies
Recent amendments of Hungarian Labour Code
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Apparent Steel Consumption in EU-27
Rates of change of steel in %
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Forecasts
Source: EUROFER,
Report July 2012
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