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16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky

New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau

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European Trade Union Institute [ETUI]

 

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEWS LETTER Issue 2/2012-February

http://www.etui.org/E-Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter

or

http://www.etui.org/content/download/5401/53460/file/Collective+Bargaining+February+2012.pdf

[full-text, 13 pages]

 

This newsletter presents up-to-date information on collective bargaining developments across Europe. It aims to facilitate information exchange between trade unions and to support the work of the ETUC’s collective bargaining committee.

 

Austria

Private health sector with new agreements after long battle

Strike threat brings agreement in energy sector

New minimum wages after agreement in food industries

Pay deal for local workers in Carinthia

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Belgium

Unions suspend industrial action at pension service

Dock workers end strike

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Cyprus

Bases workers against freeze of cost of living allowance

Construction workers on strike

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Denmark

Competitiveness first in transport and logistics agreement

New two-year agreement for manufacturing

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Estonia

Law on collective bargaining amended under public pressure

Teachers to strike on 7 March

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Finland

Unions fight cuts at Nokia Siemens

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France

Air France and unions agree on procedure for strikes

Union criticizes lack of government initiatives on gender equality

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Germany

Union wants 6.5% increase for public sector workers

Union demands more rights for precarious workers

Labour minister hails wage increases

Agreement on restructuring at E.ON

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Greece

Unions envisage popular revolt over bailout

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Hungary

Nokia cuts 2,300 jobs at Hungary plant

Mass lay-offs at Malév and Budapest airport

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Ireland

Removal of JLC system has not created extra jobs

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Italy

Firefighters’ demonstration highlights impact of cuts

New agreement for bank sector

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Luxembourg

Wage indexation limitation approved in parliament

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Netherlands

Provincial government employers given deadline to negotiate

Strike action of cleaners continued

Union confederations reject zero wage increases

Printing employers return to negotiating table

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Poland

Polish workers win non-compliance case in UK

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Portugal

General strike called for 22 March

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Romania

Strike at Electrolux ends, most claims won

Non-compliance by offshore subcontractor

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Spain

Unions call for nationwide protest

Tripartite agreement on pensions and collective bargaining

Civil servants protest budget cuts in Madrid area

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Sweden

Cabin crew strike over working hours

Union rejects lower pay for younger workers

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Switzerland

Social plan signed at Novartis

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United Kingdom

Local government workers face third year of pay freeze

Rally calls on Unilever to save UK pensions

Municipality angers unions

Equal pay victory for council workers

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