New Collective Bargaining Newsletter
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Contents
Austria
University collective agreement signed
Belgium
New temporary unemployment arrangement for white-collar workers
New collective agreement in metal industry
Croatia
Public sector unions call off strikes
Czech Republic
International support for Czech unions
Denmark
Union raises issue of pay link to private sector
Estonia
Joint trade union protest over Labour Contract Act
Finland
Trade union movement divided over common minimum wage
France
Unions prepare for next mobilisation
Energy unions continue action
Germany
Social and childcare workers step up strike action
New pay deal at hospital group
Unions call for change to procurement rules
Government extends time limit in short-time scheme
Greece
Public sector strike grounds flights and shuts ministries
Ireland
Union warns about conflict in health sector
Unions to continue talks with government
Italy
Three unions sign public health agreement
Malta
School teachers’ strike followed by work-to-rule
Netherlands
Negotiations with Dutch Railways suspended
Provincial government negotiations begin
Debates on terms of supplementary part-time unemployment payments
Romania
Railway workers stage protest over job cuts
Slovenia
Union confederation opposes minimum wage cut
Spain
Confederations want to resume crisis talks
Sweden
Unions prepare for bargaining round
United Kingdom
Strike threat secures pay deal for hospital contract workers
Higher education unions reject pay offer
National minimum wage to rise
