Union signs agreement with private childcare company

After a year of campaigning and in following the threat of industrial action and a boycott, the FOA public services union has signed a collective agreement with the Tinytots private childcare company. The union was very concerned about low pay rates at the company which operates four sites in Copenhagen. There was also evidence of lack of pensions, poor sick leave provision and working time rules. The FOA is now very pleased to be able to negotiate with the company and deal with what would have been a worrying case of social dumping.
Read more at > FOA (DK)
And on the earlier dispute at > FOA (DK)

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