Unions back call for right to strike

Europe

Energy sector unions met earlier this month to underline the importance of the fundamental right to strike in the face of recent European Court of Justice rulings that have given priority to internal market principles. The unions met in a conference convened jointly by the Hungarian VDSZSZ energy union and the European region of Public Service International. Information on the right to strike in the energy sector and across the public services is available in an EPSU-sponsored report by the ETUI-REHS research organisation.
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