2018 November epsucob@NEWS 21

IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Bulgaria: Major pay boost for health workers
  • Latvia: Health union warns of government failure to fund wage increases
  • Ireland: Nurses and midwives to vote on strike action over pay
  • Germany: Union negotiates another workload and staffing agreement
  • Spain: Prison unions continue strike action despite legal challenge
  • Italy: Unions launch major campaign on collective bargaining and public services
  • Greece: Public service federation calls 24-hour strike
  • Czech Republic: Health unions discusses pay and staffing in tripartite committee
  • Netherlands: Ambulance workers restart industrial action
  • Finland: Unions suspend industrial action over dismissal law changes
  • Portugal: High level of support for national strike
  • UK: Negotiations resume following equal pay strike
  • Norway: Union reveals public-private pay gap in care sector
  • Austria: Union calls for national care standards and action on pay