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Spain
Three-year deal in public residential care
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Netherlands
National industrial action across hospitals
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U.K.
National strike across central government
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Germany
Health workers join action in federal and local government
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Ireland
Nurses’ union could take action on safe staffing levels
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Czech Republic
France
Struggle against pension reforms continues
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Estonia
Call for carers to join union and push for collective agreement
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Latvia
Union delivers higher pay increases for health workers
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Finland
Two-year pay deals in municipalities, health, social care and churches
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Portugal
Strike in private hospitals and across public services
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Israel
Higher pay and shorter hours across public services
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Sweden
Union wants to see collective agreements against sexual harassment
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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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Netherlands
Health workers plan action while municipal deal agreed
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Germany
Strike campaign to be stepped up in federal and local government
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U.K.
Health and central government strikes continue
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France
Unions determined to keep up pressure over pension reform
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Greece
Health union in national protest
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Austria
Health union wants employer back at negotiating table
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Belgium
Public service unions coordinate week of action
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Spain
Federations continue their campaign for statute for forest firefighters
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Denmark
Municipalities experiment with working time initiatives
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Norway
New strike action over pensions in early years education
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Italy
Justice ministry unions plan national protest
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Portugal
Strike action to hit private hospitals as public sector unions take action
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U.K.
No let-up in strike action across public services
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Netherlands
Union steps up strike campaign in municipalities
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Austria
Action by health workers and a pay rise in electricity
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France
Massive campaign against pension reforms continues
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Germany
Action across public services
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Slovenia
Firefighters’ union organises protest over pay
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Spain
Public sector strike in Navarra
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Poland
Care and water workers in action
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Portugal
Unions mobilise for day of action on pay
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Italy
Unions protest over collective agreement in residential care
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Denmark
Unions mobilise over threat to public holiday
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Sweden
Municipalities experiment with shorter hours in eldercare
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Netherlands
Bargaining stalled in hospitals, further action in municipalities
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U.K.
Firefighters set to join public service strikes
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Germany
2.5m public service workers wait for an offer from the employers
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Belgium
Social care workers take to streets over jobs and services
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France
Massive turnout for second day of pension protests
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Ireland
Strike ballot planned for non-profit health and social care
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Switzerland
Public service workers step up action over pay
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Spain
Unions achieve major pay increases in care sector
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Finland
Unions stress need for new approach to sector negotiations
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Norway
Mediation delivers pay rise in non-profit social care
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Europe
Staff union challenges ECB inflation and pay policy
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Europe
ETUC welcomes latest initiative to protect platform workers
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Israel
Union makes breakthrough at Fresenius
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U.K.
Unions mobilise against government’s anti-strike law
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France
Trade unions united in opposition to pension reform
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Germany
Union calls for €500 minimum increase at hospital group
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Ireland
Firefighters vote for industrial action
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Finland
Employers block progress in state and church negotiations
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Spain
Federations agree timetable for implementing the state sector agreement
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Sweden
Health professionals’ union calls for action on violence
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Italy
Union highlights guidance on facing violent incidents
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Global
Report recommends shorter working hours and great flexibility
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Netherlands
Union launches industrial action in municipalities
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Denmark
Norway
Documentary and survey expose challenges in eldercare staffing
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Georgia
Ambulance workers occupy building in protest over pay
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Netherlands
Health unions confirm 10% increase for 2023
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Austria
Action delivers 11.2% pay rise for lower paid hospital workers
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U.K.
Public service strikes continue into January
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Germany
Study reveals critical situation in social services
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Spain
Unions get commitment to collective bargaining for overseas staff
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Sweden
Unions negotiate tougher working time rules
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Norway
Union welcomes new legal provisions on full-time work
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Portugal
Waste workers take action on pay and other conditions
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Bulgaria
Pay and bargaining progress for health and justice workers
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Lithuania
Average pay increase of 14% for unionised health workers
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Finland
Union survey reveals staffing challenge in childcare
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Türkiye
Action by health union delivers results
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U.K.
Health and public service unions take action
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Europe
ETUC highlights impact of food price inflation
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Europe
European institutions: pay and pensions rise by 4.5% net
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Germany
Negotiating for better pay and conditions in health
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Spain
Important initiative in local government social dialogue
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Europe
Progress on pay transparency
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Netherlands
Union set to send ultimatum to municipal employers
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Norway
State sector unions welcome improvements to main agreement
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Europe
ETUC calls for action to defend the right to strike
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Europe
Training on digitalisation and collective bargaining
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Portugal
Unions reports high turnout in water and waste strikes
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France
Strike delivers better pay deal for gas workers
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Serbia
Confederation organises protest over public sector pay
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Italy
Unions organise week of action pay, jobs and funding across public services
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U.K.
Strikes in health service mark start of widespread action over pay
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Austria
Union waits for serious offer from hospital employers
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Spain
Ministry of Justice unions continue mobilisations
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Netherlands
Pay deal for water board employees
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Germany
Union welcomes legislation on nurse staffing levels
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Belgium
Confederations continue their pay and cost-of-living campaign
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Portugal
Water workers to strike on 13 December
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Ireland
Union welcomes positive outcomes of 4-day week pilot
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Europe
Study underlines role of collective bargaining in hospitals during pandemic
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Bulgaria
Confederation continues campaign on pay
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France
Union movement reaffirms opposition to attacks on pensions
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U.K.
Central government workers latest to vote for strike action
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Austria
Pay rises for public sector and health workers as hospital workers strike
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Norway
Strike action secures better pensions for childcare workers
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Portugal
Nurses take four days of strike action
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Italy
Spain
Unions mobilise in ministries of justice
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Netherlands
Childcare employers fail to improve pay offer
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Germany
Union negotiates pay deals in energy and health
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Czech Republic
Confederation presses government on public sector pay negotiations
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France
Pay rises in energy sector
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Sweden
Survey reveals high workloads and stress among government workers
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Greece
Confederations report massive support for national strike
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Denmark
Positive assessment of compressed working time project
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U.K.
Historic nursing union vote points to major action across health service
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Spain
Unions set to mobilise across social security
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Netherlands
Employers block childcare negotiations
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Austria
Health union organises workplace meetings to plan action
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Ireland
Union calls for higher pay for early years education workers
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Sweden
Unions to consult members over pay coordination plan
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Europe
ETUC underlines the need for action on workplace deaths
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Croatia
Pay rises for public sector workers
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Belgium
Nationwide strikes and protests over pay and prices
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Norway
More childcare workers join strike on pensions
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Bulgaria
Confederations in joint national protest over cost of living
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Switzerland
Union mobilises around pay across public services
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Italy
Major demonstration over pay and funding of health and care
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Norway
Unions step up childcare strike
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Austria
Public sector and other pay negotiations under way
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Portugal
Union signs deal with government while others plan action
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Slovenia
Public sector pay deal signed as health negotiations continue
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Germany
Union secures another agreement on staff and workloads
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Sweden
Confederation agrees to coordinate on pay
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Spain
Public sector deal confirmed as pharmacy workers also get pay rise
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France
Unions mobilise over pay, prices and pensions
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U.K.
Strike action in health likely as ballot deadlines near
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Romania
Confederation organises protests over pay and prices
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Denmark
Union welcomes welfare funding commitment from Social Democrats
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Europe
ETUC demonstration calls for action on cost-of-living crisis
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Czech Republic
Slovak Republic
Confederations coordinate national protests over cost-of-living crisis
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Finland
Nurses’ unions agree settlement with municipal employers
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Spain
Public sector workers could see pay rise by more than 9%
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Italy
Further mobilisation by Ministry of Defence workers
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Germany
Survey shows massively increased workload for emergency medical services
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Slovenia
Public sector deal moves closer
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Switzerland
Union campaigns across the country for higher pay in response to higher prices
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Czech Republic
Health unions react to government’s plan to freeze pay rates
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Netherlands
Unions criticise Long COVID compensation proposal
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Austria
Public service unions set out bargaining demands
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Europe
ETUC welcomes progress on collective bargaining rights for self-employed
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Latvia
Health union in second round of warning strikes
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Finland
Health and care unions condemn anti-strike law
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Ireland
Health and care unions take action in non-profit sector
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Spain
Government agrees to negotiate public sector agreement
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Italy
Health, care and justice workers mobilise
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Greece
Confederations call national strike for 9 November
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Germany
Survey reveals problems faced by workers in energy, waste and water
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Austria
Health and care unions present ambitious bargaining demands
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Netherlands
Union members approve provincial council agreement
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France
Unions take action over pay and jobs
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U.K.
Firefighters’ union latest to consult on strike action
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Norway
Unions pleased with energy sector deal
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Czech Republic
Further action over pay planned as health union calls for 15% increase
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Finland
Nurses’ unions contest attack on right to strike
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U.K.
Strike action secures improved offer for local government workers
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Spain
Health union says care employers not abiding by agreement
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Portugal
Public service unions take stand on pay
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Italy
National protest by firefighters
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Netherlands
Union calls for wave of wage demands
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Germany
Union calls for action on staff shortages in public administration
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Denmark
Union gets clear message on pay from 1200 shop stewards
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Norway
Survey reveals pressures on older nursing staff
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Europe
ETUC welcomes minimum wage vote but warns of growing pay crisis
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Europe
Bargaining and organising – join the debate on 27 September
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Ireland
Unions consulting over public sector pay offer
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U.K.
Major industrial action in prospect in public sector
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Spain
Union set to mobilise over forest firefighters’ rights and conditions
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Germany
Union calls for strengthening of care staffing requirements bill
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Finland
Health unions step up industrial action
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Europe
ETUC exposes how dividends surge while real pay falls
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Slovak Republic
Health union expresses concern over health ministry approach to pay
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Europe
Reports examine collective bargaining developments
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Netherlands
Union expresses concern over government funding plans for prisons
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Switzerland
Union launches campaign on working time for care staff
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Europe
Conferences on working time and labour shortages
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Europe
Report sets out telework arrangements across Europe