Alfred Gusenbauer: protection for Austrias employment market
It was quite silent around Austrias chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer in the past weeks. During the election campaign he plunged totally, and nobody was able to notice him.
Malicious tongues claim that he did not wanted to harm his Socialdemocratic party during their election campaign. It seems his popularity among Austrias citizens is so low, that it could be a danger for his party if the voters remember he is a Socialdemocrat.
But now the election is over, and he is allowed to come into the limelight again, to enjoy the last moments until his final remove.
Gusenbauer was celebrating the 60th anniversary of Lower Austrias official representation of employees in Vienna. In his moving speech he was talking about the job market in Austria and the need of its protection.
He confirmed that the transitional period for the free movement of workers inside the European Union must stay in Austria. Gusenbauer is also against a reduction of the chamber share in the costs. “This would be a debilitation for the representation of interests for our workers”, he said.