Kampf für Mindestlöhne – Die Linke reicht über 100.000 Unterschriften gegen den „Lohnangriff“ ein
https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/kampf-fuer-mindestloehne-linke-reicht-ueber-100-000-unterschriften-gegen-lohnangriff-ein
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Kampf für Mindestlöhne – Die Linke reicht über 100.000 Unterschriften gegen den „Lohnangriff“ ein
https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/kampf-fuer-mindestloehne-linke-reicht-ueber-100-000-unterschriften-gegen-lohnangriff-ein
Von BezugssystemCH1903
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It is important to clarify that this is not about a national minimum wage; previous popular votes to introduce one at the federal level have failed in the past.
Unlike countries like Germany or France, Switzerland has no statutory nationwide wage floor. Instead, wage protection relies on two parallel systems:
1. __Cantonal minimum wages:__ Individual cantons set their own wage floors—e.g., 23 CHF per hour. This currently applies in _Geneva, Neuchâtel, Basel-Stadt, Jura, and Ticino_. (*Note: These do not cover all sectors or employment types, and rates vary by canton.*)
2. __Collective Labour Agreements (CLA/GAV):__ Unions and employer associations negotiate sector-specific minimums—e.g., 21 CHF for bakeries. If declared „generally binding,“ these apply to all employers in that sector. They don’t exist in every profession.
The dispute: The new law stipulates that the CLA takes precedence, even if it pays less than the cantonal minimum (21 CHF instead of 23 CHF).
__The problem:__ Women are overrepresented in sectors without strong CLAs. They consequently lose the higher cantonal protection. Furthermore, the federal parliament is overriding democratic decisions made by cantonal voters, who had approved these higher wage floors via direct ballot initiatives.
Minimum wage would help with hiring of the locals. If everyone has to earn at least 30CHF/h then there is no point in looking for cheaper immigrants.
Btw. The current minimum wages didn’t change in like a decade but cost of living went up significantly.
Will fail.
Beat will be manipulated into thinking this will mean he’ll lose his job and all companies will go bust .
Honestly, this whole story has shown that when the right calls for safekeeping federalism, they only care about protecting their interests.
Laws have been implemented in different cantons, that the right-wing majority dislikes, so now they actually want the federal state to override their decisions, based on the primacy of private contracts (which the CCT are) over public law. It’s shocking how bullshit this is, and how transparent it is that the right is just making all the can to avoid paying people a minimum wage.
Shame on them!