Federation debates collective bargaining

Spain

The FSC-CCOO federation organised a national conference on collective bargaining on 13-14 May to debate strategies and discuss the impact of labour reforms over the past two years. The federation's assessment is that the reforms have only served to increase unemployment, maintain the duality of the labour market, further decrease the use of permanent contracts while encouraging the most precarious forms of temporary and part-time contract. Collective bargaining has been substantially affected in terms of coverage and employers' scope to make unilateral changes to pay and conditions. The FSC-CCOO is working to rebuild its effectiveness and participation at the workplace to strengthen support in negotiations. However, it notes a particular problem in public administration where the government is refusing to take part in any social dialogue.
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