Defending and extending collective bargaining

Europe

(June 2016) The European Trade Union Institute has published a policy brief looking at the mechanism of collective bargaining extention. With collective bargaining under attack in some countries, the policy brief reviews the different forms as well as the spread and current practice of extension mechanisms across Europe. It then discusses the relationship between extension mechanisms, collective bargaining coverage and union density and finally formulates political recommendations of how to ensure the future of multi-employer bargaining through extension procedures. Read more at ETUI (EN).

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Public services union ABVAKABO is pleased that the Ministry of Social Affairs has ruled that the childcare collective agreement should be made generally binding. The agreement currently covers 80% of workers in the sector and is negotiated with the Mogroep employers’ organisation. The smaller BKN employers’ association had argued that it should not be covered by the agreement but was overruled. The extension of the agreement will mean higher pay and longer holidays for many employees of BKN companies. [Read more at > ABVAKABO (NL)->http://www.abvakabofnv.nl/cao/bericht/bkn_wel_onder_cao

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