Türkiye
A number of trade union activists who were among the organisers of the 1 May March in Istanbul last year have finally been acquitted after facing trial and possible prison sentences of up to four years for organising an illegal march. The activists included trade union leaders from the KESK and DISK confederations.
Read more at > KESK (TK)
And earlier information at > DISK (EN)
(5 October 2010) Expressing solidarity with the European trade unions’ demonstration on September 29 in Brussels the Lithuanian Trade Unions’ Confederation, the Lithuanian Labour Federation, the Lithuanian Trade Union "Solidarumas"
National and regional trade union federations have come together to protest against cuts to services and public sector jobs at regional level. Thousands took part in a demonstration in Barcelona where the regional government is planning cuts to pay and changes to working conditions. A major protest in Pamplona highlighted the threat to public services and where 1130 jobs have already been cut or are being cut with more under threat. [Read more at > FSC-CCOO (ES)->http://www.fsc.ccoo.es/webfsc/menu.do?Inicio:291525] [And at > FSP-UGT (ES)->http://www.fspugt.es/Miles_de_manifestantes_salen_a_la
The main public service federations in CGIL, CSIL and UIL are joined by other federations in CONFSAL and the GILDA teacher's union in building for a major national demonstration on Saturday 28 November. The unions are calling for the unfreezing of collective bargaining in the public sector, blocked now for six years. They want the government to recognise the contribution made by millions of public sector workers as well as the workers employed by private companies that provide public services. [Read more at > FP CGIL (IT)->http://www.fpcgil.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/32810]
