Confederations unite in protests over austerity
Over 120000 people joined the national demonstration in Brussels on 6 November in protest at the new government's austerity policies that include attacks on social security, pensions and the wage indexation system. This marks the beginning of a series of actions by the three trade union confederations that will include regional strikes and a national strike on 15 December. [Read more at > FGTB (FR)->http://www.fgtb.be/web/guest/news-fr/-/article/2816724/;jsessionid=HRA-VmOXwtdZPdbCBZEfQaU&p_l_id=10624] [And at > ABVV (NL)->http://www.fgtb.be/web/guest/news-nl/-/article/2812747/&p_l_id=10187]