Company policy and EWCs, Portugal, Germany

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Oct. 01, 2019

EPSU General Secretary Jan Willem Goudriaan speaking at ver.di Congress Leipzig September 2019

Verdi elects new leadership – focus on union growth, strengthening bargaining, good work

Increasing the minimum wage to 12 Euros was one of the demands that rallied the delegates to the German union’s Congress of Verdi.

Sep. 25, 2019

Action Fresenius Verdi Congress with Sylvia Buhler, Frank Werneke, Rosa Pavanelli, JW Goudriaan, 25092019

Unions call on Fresenius to respect trade union rights worldwide- global agreement needed

The German worldwide operating multinational health company Fresenius is not respecting trade union and workers’ rights in all its operations.

May. 16, 2019

Trade unions set up global union network in German multinational Fresenius 16 May 2019, Frankfurt

Trade unions set up global union network in German multinational Fresenius active in care and renal dialysis

The German company Fresenius active across the global in care, renal dialysis and medical products is quickly building a reputation of a company that does not respect its workers.

Oct. 18, 2018

ORPEA condemned in German Court – unlawful dismissal of trade unionists involved in strike action

The German labour court of Nordhausen cancelled the decision of management of Celenus to dismiss 2 trade union delegates.

Sep. 28, 2018

Health workers and unions protest against anti-union practices of the ORPEA group in Germany

Today health workers and their trade unions organise a protest and mobilisation in Berlin against the anti-union practices of the ORPEA group in Germany.

Aug. 16, 2017

2017 August epsucob@NEWS 14

Solid support for waste workers' strike

Portugal

The STAL trade union reports a high level of support for strike action at the RESIESTRELA waste company part of the EGF multinational. The strike is over pay, a pay structure and the right to collective bargaining. The union says that workers at RESIESTRELA are the lowest paid in the EGF group with no developed pay or career structure. STAL has been raising these issues with EGF for many years but the company has refused to negotiate.