The agreement signed last Wednesday between the Federation of Agriculture, Food, Beverages, Hospitality and Tourism Trade Unions (Fesaht) and Super Bock stipulates that wage tables and economic clauses will be updated by 2.4% (the 2024 inflation rate) with a minimum impact of 75 euros on the tables and consequently on the base salary of each worker, Sintab announced in a statement.
According to the union, this update occurs only after an initial correction of the tables, which will reflect a 1% increase in wage tables, processed by Super Bock starting in December 2024, to fulfill the necessary requirements for accessing corporate income tax benefits.
The recently reached agreement contradicts the company’s initial negotiation stance, which deemed the inclusion of the December increase in the new values as non-negotiable.
This position was consistently rejected by workers during several meetings held over recent months.
Sintab also highlights that with this decision, workers rejected a two-year agreement proposal from Super Bock, which included another reduction of the weekly working period starting January next year.
The union emphasizes that while workers value the proposal, they did not accept it as a lure for a low salary increase projected by the company for 2026.
For the union, this agreement continues without faithfully reflecting shareholders’ profit in workers’ income but maintains the movement away from the national minimum wage initiated some years ago, translating into the appreciation of work and professions.
