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Italy
Unions mobilise over outsourcing and the recovery
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Germany
Energy workers to get 3.8% pay rise
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Romania
Trade unionists’ 2000 km journey highlights problem of low pay
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Estonia
Union signs stress agreement with ministry of finance
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Netherlands
Union builds for national childcare strike on 8 July
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U.K.
Health unions welcome new flexible working rights
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Sweden
Union welcomes improvements in new emergency agreement
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Spain
Unions negotiate agreement to reduce temporary work
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Denmark
Nurses continue strike action
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Austria
Health unions continue to push for extension of Corona-Bonus
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Finland
Key step towards separate agreement for health and social care staff
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Ireland
Union urges support for 4-day week campaign
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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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Germany
Health and social care workers demonstrate
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Italy
Netherlands
Childcare workers in action
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Portugal
Water workers in national strike action
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Greece
Confederations take further action against labour law changes
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Switzerland
Region votes for minimum wage as health workers take action
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Slovenia
Agreement in municipal sector while firefighters plan strike
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Norway
Pay deal for workers in private and non-profit sectors and pensions win in Red Cross
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Denmark
Nurses take action to win higher pay
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France
Unions mobilise in health, ministries and roads department
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Global
Call for action on a human-centred recovery
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Ireland
Union report exposes impact of unpaid working time
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Europe
Central and Eastern Europe leads minimum wage growth
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Belgium
Trade unions consult over private sector deal
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Greece
24-hour strike over labour law changes
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Spain
ETUC and Spanish unions push Commission back over labour reform
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Norway
Strikes in hospitals continue while arbitration imposed in local government
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Netherlands
Unions and employers agree proposal on precarious work
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Germany
Union calls for urgent reforms to eldercare pay proposals
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Ireland
Union report highlights benefits of collective bargaining
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Italy
Unions sign three-year deal with social welfare organisation
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Europe
ETUC calls for end to minimum wage exclusions
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U.K.
Legal case delivers better protection for striking workers
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France
Actions by health and social care workers
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Europe
ETUC prepares for collective bargaining debate in Council
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Norway
Municipal unions secure real increase in pay
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Sweden
Unions renegotiate crisis agreement
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Slovenia
Trade unions back major protest over government policy
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Italy
Unions set out key issues for central government negotiations
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Netherlands
Protests around country over pay freeze in medical centres
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U.K.
Unions reject 1.5% pay offers in local government and higher education
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Austria
Childcare unions protest over exclusion from advisory board
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Spain
Federations call for urgent action on temporary employment
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Europe
Launch of trade union rights project
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Ireland
Union survey exposes problem of low pay in early years education
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Denmark
Union welcomes decision to set up committee on equal pay
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Romania
Health union calls for permanent status for staff taken on in pandemic
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Lithuania
Ground-breaking judgement against union-busting
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Belgium
Childcare workers take action over pay, safety and staffing
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Austria
Health and care unions call for action on training
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U.K.
Strong support for COVID strike and victory for court staff
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Netherlands
Union launches petition on negotiations in provincial government
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France
Unions in public finance take action over restructuring
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Spain
Private care unions mobilise to get new collective agreement
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Europe
Economists back strong directive on minimum pay and collective bargaining
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Germany
Preparing for regional negotiations
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Norway
State and municipal negotiations in mediation
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Portugal
National strike in local administration
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Ireland
Union urges local councils to pilot four-day week
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Czech Republic
Union secures COVID payments for emergency medical workers
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Ukraine
Unions continue campaign against labour deregulation
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Austria
Unions call for bonus for health and care workers
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Netherlands
Energy sector workers to get 2.0% pay increase
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Germany
Health and social care: union defends works council but faces fight over dismissals
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Belgium
Confederations welcome progress in cross-sector negotiations
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Norway
Support for lower paid to feature in state and municipal negotiations
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U.K.
Civil service union plans further action over safety
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Denmark
Unions call for tripartite negotiations to tackle gender pay gap
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Europe
ETUC reveals drastic fall in safety inspections
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Italy
Negotiations under way in central government
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Spain
Unions criticise government for excluding them from reform debate
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France
Public service and health unions active on pay
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Germany
Pay rises for health workers in Helios and SRH clinics
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Austria
Unions call for major boost to childcare training
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Netherlands
2.05% pay rise for water authority employees
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Norway
Firefighters’ union takes on government over cancer ruling
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U.K.
Massive support for COVID-related strike action
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Greece
Health and social security workers take action
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Russia
Cross-sector agreement addresses public sector pay
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Spain
Unions plan public-sector wide strike in Basque region
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Belgium
Unions face up to care home restructuring
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Portugal
National day of action over pay and careers
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Denmark
Local and regional government deal fails to convince nurses
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Estonia
Confederation backs calls for pay rises for frontline workers
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U.K.
Health workers in Scotland offered 4% pay rise
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Belgium
New agreement but also union action in non-profit sector and childcare
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Austria
Call for collective agreement and better procurement in waste sector
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Portugal
Unions set to mobilise across water company
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Europe
ETUC calls for rapid progress on minimum wage directive
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Sweden
Report reveals impact of energy deregulation on working conditions
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France
Unions mobilise in childcare and energy sectors
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Finland
Firefighters win working time case
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Germany
Union stages protests in private health company
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Spain
Unions welcome increased funding for care sector
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Romania
ETUC and ITUC write protest letter to government
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Ireland
Union sets out key demands for an agreement on remote working
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Germany
Church-based care provider rejects sector minimum wage
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Belgium
Day of action over cross-sector negotiations
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Italy
Unions sign innovation pact in public administration
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Ireland
Union welcomes proposal on childcare sector pay
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U.K.
Union anger over 1% pay offer for health workers
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Sweden
Emergency agreement implemented across several regions
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Spain
Unions want action on precarious employment
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France
Unions continue push for pay rises for all health and social care workers
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Switzerland
Health unions secure national talks on pay and conditions
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Romania
Public sector union protests set to continue
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Slovenia
Unions reject government proposals on pay
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Norway
Private sector health agreement reduces gap with public sector
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Norway
Victory for union in private health dispute
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Romania
Unions continue protests against pay freeze
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U.K.
Civil service union secures 13% pay rise over three years
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Italy
Unions continue to mobilise for new agreement in public administration
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Austria
Union calls for paid internships in healthcare
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Germany
Red Cross workers agree on 3.4% pay rise
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Ireland
Union threatens strike action over job evaluation
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Switzerland
Union pushes for wider application of COVID-19 bonuses
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Belgium
Confederations organise protest to unblock cross-sector negotiations
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Greece
Prison services union takes action over safety and staffing
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Europe
European Commission finally publishes pay transparency directive
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Europe
Sweden
Study highlights union role in response to pandemic
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Germany
New agreement in eldercare boosts pay by 25%
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Denmark
Public sector deals ensure real pay rises
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Europe
Union-backed pay threshold would deliver pay rises for 24m workers
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Czech Republic
Unions call on prime minister to tackle health crisis and bonus funding
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U.K.
Local government unions call for substantial pay increase
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Norway
Care workers take strike action over private/public pay inequality
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Netherlands
Pay rise for general practice staff but no offer for central government workers
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Spain
Union plans strike action over staffing
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Portugal
Union makes progress on implementing hardship allowance
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Sweden
Agreement with hospitality employer organisation in line with labour market trend
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Italy
Private health sector continues to pose challenges to unions
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Europe
Ireland
Russia
Spain
Telework and work-life balance
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Norway
Unions angered by state intervention in private health and care dispute
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Belgium
Confederations reject restrictions of pay formula
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Sweden
Union negotiates two-year deal for personal care assistants in private sector
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Ireland
Survey reveals impact of low pay on childcare workers
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Germany
Pay increase and Corona bonus for energy workers
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Netherlands
Little progress so far in negotiations in health and public administration
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France
Further mobilisation and strike action in the energy sector
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Spain
Unions make joint call for negotiations
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Portugal
Unions challenge performance management system
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U.K.
Care review calls for sector bargaining across Scotland
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Austria
National collective agreement on COVID-19 tests and masks
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Croatia
Healthcare union supports members in underpaid overtime claims
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Romania
Unions protest over block on pay rise
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France
Unions continue to mobilise in energy and health and social care
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U.K.
Health unions call for pay rise to be brought forward
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Sweden
Threat of action delivers pay rise for private care workers
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Norway
Strike action in private care sector
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Austria
Three-year deal delivers 2.08% increase
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Netherlands
Waste workers take series of actions in support of pay claim
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Germany
2% pay rise and lump sum payment for energy workers
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Russia
Health workers set to get more uniform pay system
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Italy
Health unions ready to mobilise in support of negotiations at non-profit provider
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Europe
ETUC highlights pay inequality in push for transparency directive
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Slovenia
Unions take next steps in campaign against forced retirement legislation
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Spain
Series of actions in health and social care
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Sweden
Strike action possible in private care companies
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Slovenia
Unions angered by change to dismissal and retirement rights
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North Macedonia
Union expresses concern about application of collective agreement
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Netherlands
Waste workers aim for 5% increase
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Germany
Union calls for clear national rules in childcare during pandemic
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Austria
Increase in minimum pay rates for childcare workers
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U.K.
Gas workers strike over attack on pay and conditions
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France
Health and social care unions continue mobilisations
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Russia
Legislation improves telework rights
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Europe
Report highlights challenges for European and national social dialogue
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Portugal
Unions address pay and risk supplement for waste workers
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Italy
Public sector strike leads to meeting with ministers
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Ireland
Unions negotiate new public sector agreement and achieve breakthrough in pay dispute
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Denmark
Action on equal pay and low pay tops negotiating agenda
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Germany
Pay rise and Corona bonus for energy workers
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Norway
Priests on strike while childcare workers win pension improvements
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Italy
Energy unions address restructuring threat
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Portugal
Nurses and waste workers in action
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Netherlands
Union prepares for state sector negotiations
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U.K.
Education support staff reject pay offer and pay freeze
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Europe
Rise in in-work poverty shows need for action on minimum wages and collective bargaining
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Spain
Prison unions meet minister to push for progress on pay, employment and reform
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Europe
Report highlights challenges facing workers in long-term care