The ETUC's collective bargaining committee is carrying out a consultation over the impact of country-specific recommendations on collective bargaining and wages. It is also asking its affiliates whether they want to highlight any particular issues in the lead up to consultations over the 2015 Annual Growth Survey that will be published in November. The ETUC collective bargaining committee has set up a website where affiliates can input information and comments on various aspects of the European Semester. If EPSU affiliates have any concerns about collective bargaining and wages in the public services then they should contact their confederations and ensure that they raise these matters with the ETUC using the new website.
Read more at > ETUC collective bargaining website (multilingual)
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