Estonia
Workers at the Narva power plant are planning possible strike action in support of their pay claim. The union is calling for pay increases of around 25% and for salaries in future to be linked to increases in prices. The union argues that pay has not been increased for three years while prices have been rising and the company has seen profits increase. Negotiations are continuing.
Read more at > Estonian TV website (EN)
The SDE energy sector union has been in lengthy negotiations with the government over restructuring of the electricity distribution sector. The union aims to protect employment and pay and conditions and is now planning a strike on 12 October in order to put pressure on the government. Read more at > SDE (SI)
The SDE energy union is planning to take strike action from 4 to 21 April in protest at the government taking unilateral decisions and failing to honour social dialogue outcomes. The union is also concerned about precarious conditions facing many in the industry. Read more at > EPSU (EN)
On 18 January unions (UNSA, FO and CFDT) representing technical and administrative staff in health and social care organised national strike action over pay, with union leaders meeting representatives of the health ministry on the following day. The unions are angry that commitments to review pay were not met by the end of 2021 and that a meeting of unions and employers planned for January was further postponed. The unions are concerned that a range of professions working in health, eldercare and disabled care in the public and private sectors have yet to benefit from the major “Ségur”
