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Ireland
Public sector workers back new collective agreement
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Europe
ETUC says cost-of-living crisis is not over for millions of workers
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Global
ILO adopts agreement on living wages
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Germany
Regional government agreement to apply to church employees
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U.K.
Union wins sick pay for 19000 care workers
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Italy
Official figures reveal scale of attacks on health workers
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Spain
Dispute in Ministry of Justice continues
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Netherlands
Provincial government agreement out for consultation and vote
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Europe
Study investigates factors influencing low pay
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Sweden
Union survey reveals persistence of gender discrimination
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Romania
Pressure from unions delivers in health and social care
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Estonia
Health unions negotiate 10%+ pay increases
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Collective Bargaining news is EPSU’s newsletter covering developments in collective bargaining and pay and conditions in the public services across Europe. As well as general editions, EPSU also produces some special issues focusing on key topics such as minimum wages, trade union rights, pensions and economic governance. Further special issues are planned for the future. Please send us short updates on collective bargaining in your country so that we can improve the coverage of the newsletter. You can send them to [email protected].
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Denmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Unions taking different approaches to working time
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Croatia
Pay increases average 13.5% as new public sector pay system implemented
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Italy
National strike of housing workers over collective agreements
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Germany
Health insurance workers strike to secure better pay offer
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Sweden
Health union looks to shorter full-time hours to tackle overwork
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Ireland
Health union calls for end to recruitment freeze
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Finland
Two weeks of strikes against government programme
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Spain
Unions want pay increase confirmed and austerity measures repealed
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U.K.
Civil service union plans new campaign on pay and jobs
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Austria
Workers in religious hospitals to get 8.3% pay increase
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Europe
Briefing finds minimum wage directive already having an impact
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Europe
EPSU and ETUC welcome last-minute deal on platform directive
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Denmark
Unions agree deals in municipal and regional government
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Italy
National strike to hit ENEL energy company on 8 March
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Germany
Strike action delivers another agreement on staffing and workloads
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Netherlands
Hospital workers to get 7% over two years
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U.K.
Unions mobilise to secure COVID payments and pay rise
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Slovenia
Union highlights jobs and pay challenges in tackling energy transition
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France
Unions plan joint actions on 8 and 19 March
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Czech Republic
State sector union continues to challenge government on pay
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Romania
Unions press for pay rises and negotiations in health, care and local government
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Sweden
Union seeks major changes to pay and hours in collective agreement
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Austria
Union underlines stark warning from latest staffing estimates
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Portugal
Union negotiates pay rise in private care
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Denmark
State sector unions negotiate 7.4% pay increase over two years
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Finland
Week of strike action in campaign against attack on unions and welfare
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Austria
Unions secure 9%+ pay increases for Red Cross workers
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Italy
Unions make progress on consolidating bargaining in private care
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Union signs three-year agreement with federal government
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Spain
Unions welcome pay increase but call for urgent meeting on framework agreement
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Germany
Union wins compensation for falsely accused activist
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Portugal
Unions push for better pay and conditions for firefighters
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Czech Republic
State union calls for hearing on public sector pay
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U.K.
Union secures 7% increase for clergy in first-ever pay claim
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Iceland
Unions negotiate major cuts to working time
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Netherlands
Maternity workers to get 10% pay increase
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France
Joint mobilisation by public service unions on 19 March
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Ireland
Unions ballot members over public sector pay offer
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Slovenia
Public administration workers take further action over pay
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Romania
Health union’s pressure secures further commitments from government
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Netherlands
Minister fails to commit extra funding for maternity agreement
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Germany
Warning strikes help deliver good pay deal in waste sector
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Spain
Ministry of Justice negotiations begin with working groups
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Italy
Unions sign agreements in private healthcare and with social co-operatives
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Croatia
Unions seeking changes to government proposals on public sector pay
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Europe
Collective agreements and minimum wages in low-paying sectors
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Europe
Research exposes digital threat to workers’ health and well-being
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Europe
Report highlights importance of government role in supporting collective bargaining
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U.K.
Massive public service strike in Northern Ireland
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Germany
Union plans survey and action on working time, workloads and staffing
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Ireland
Public sector pay offer falls well short of union expectations
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Europe
EPSU launches series on working time reduction
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Italy
Housing workers set to strike in February
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Romania
Health union pushes for more action by government on pay and jobs
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Netherlands
Union pushes for transitional agreement in childcare
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Slovenia
Unions sign wage deal but not all back plan for pay system negotations
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Denmark
Another municipality experiments with four-day week
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Finland
Unions continue their campaign against government austerity measures
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Sweden
Health professional’s union seeking shorter hours and higher pay
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Europe
Latest news on legal developments – right to strike
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France
Public service unions unite in demands over pay
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Romania
Health union declares labour conflict
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Germany
Union raises alarm over attacks on public service workers
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Netherlands
Unions raise alarm over health and care staffing and violence
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Ireland
Unions to meet to plan industrial action
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Denmark
Pay, hours and time to care at heart of staffing shortage
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Austria
Unions negotiate 9.2% for workers in non-profit services
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Italy
Strike planned in non-profit care sector for 31 January
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Finland
Unions negotiate pay deal covering municipal and private companies
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Europe
ETUC reveals benefits of collective bargaining for work-life balance
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Sweden
Union sets out key demands for upcoming bargaining
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U.K.
Doctors launch longest ever industrial action in health sector
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U.K.
Unions determined to fight attack on right to strike
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Germany
Warning strikes help deliver pay rises for regional government workers
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Italy
Unions agree deal covering local authority managers
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Portugal
Council workers in action as union finalises deal for health technicians
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Austria
Higher pay for health and care workers in public and non-profit sectors
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Netherlands
Energy workers get 10% which is also target in provincial government
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Croatia
Union challenges government over representation rules
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Sweden
Solidarity across sectors as metal union takes on Tesla
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Norway
Digitalisation features in framework agreement in municipalities
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Europe
ETUC urges member states to back platform work law
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Finland
Protests and strikes continue against government reforms
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Spain
Unions agree improvements in pay and conditions for veterinary workers
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Denmark
Tripartite negotiations deliver major boost for public sector pay
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Slovenia
Unions rally for action on pay reform and indexation
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Czech Republic
Thousands join anti-austerity protests and strikes
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Austria
Over 9% pay increase for workers in public sector and private health
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Germany
Regional government workers mobilise before next negotiations
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Netherlands
Water sector deal delivers pay increase and €16 hourly minimum wage
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Norway
Union wins another case against bogus self-employment
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U.K.
Union secures another pay boost for low-paid health workers
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Europe
Report reveals how strong industrial relations can deliver on efficiency and equity
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Europe
Study shows need for enforcement of right to disconnect
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Italy
Unions mobilise in public sector and private health
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Finland
Confederations reject government attack on right to strike
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Serbia
Health workers to demonstrate on 23 November
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Health union takes strike action for a 30% salary increase
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Germany
Civil servants finally see benefits of collective agreement
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Italy
Unions continue protests over state budget and social dialogue
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Austria
No progress in private health and care negotiations
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Netherlands
6% for municipal workers but poor offer for health staff
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Ireland
Union addresses staffing shortages across nursing and midwifery
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France
Health unions take action over pay, conditions and funding
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Slovenia
State workers take action over pay, staffing and workloads
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Denmark
Union wins 10-year campaign on workplace cancers affecting firefighters
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Sweden
Union mobilises climate reps for green workplace action
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Global
ITUC welcomes ILO decision on right to strike
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Finland
Union steps up protests against government policy
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Czech Republic
Confederation coordinates day of action against austerity
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Italy
Unions mobilise against government budget proposals
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Germany
Regional government employers yet to make pay offer
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Austria
Public sector unions highlight work pressure and precarious conditions
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Sweden
Pay rises for workers in religious and sports organisations
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Netherlands
Progress in youth care negotiations but offer awaited in health
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U.K.
Flat-rate pay rise in settlement in local government
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Switzerland
Public service union steps up actions on pay around the country
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Europe
ETUC puts spotlight on food inflation
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Europe
Study shines light on representativeness of ETUC
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Spain
Childcare workers strike over pay and precarious conditions
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Iceland
Unions and other organisations mobilised for women’s strike
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Latvia
Pay dispute in health sector resolved
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Croatia
Public sector negotiations deliver a 5% pay increase
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Germany
Unions aim for 10.5% pay increase in regional government
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Ireland
Union members vote on non-profit sector pay proposal
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Europe
Report finds few examples of shorter working time
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Finland
Unions plan actions in response to government plans
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Spain
Ministry of justice proposal not enough to end dispute
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Netherlands
Unions give ultimatum to youth sector employers
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Sweden
Union negotiates two new agreement in non-profit sectors
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Portugal
Unions call for higher pay increase for 2024
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Austria
Latest on public sector and private health negotiations
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Denmark
Tripartite negotiations pre-empt normal public sector bargaining
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Spain
Unions demand commitment to end justice ministry dispute
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Netherlands
Municipal employers make offer but nothing from hospital employers
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Germany
Energy workers to get 10.5% increase over 19 months
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Austria
Unions deliver pay demands in private health and social care
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Italy
Federations sign bridging agreement in private social care
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Finland
Deal finally agreed for personal assistants
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Sweden
New two-year agreement in central government
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Europe
Study highlights poor job quality for essential workers
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Croatia
Unions disappointed by government’s 3% pay offer
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Ireland
Industrial action in health over staffing
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Europe
Study exposes impact of psycho-social risks at work