ILO publishes two reports on public sector bargaining

The key International Labour Conventions are no.87 on freedom of association and 98 on collective bargaining. A report for UNISON by the International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR) argues that both of these should apply broadly to the vast majority of public service workers. If there are any doubts about public sector workers’ rights to collective bargaining then Convention 151 on labour relations in the public sector can be used to challenge any restrictions that governments try to impose. While Conventions 87 and 98 have been ratified by most countries, ratification of 151 is more

In 2013 the International Labour Organisation (ILO) will have a conference debate about collective bargaining and industrial relations in the public sector. In preparation it has drafted a survey that is being sent to national governments. The focus of the survey will be on Convention 151 and Recommendation. 159 on Labour Relations in the Public Sector and Convention 154 and Recommendation 163 on collective bargaining in as far as they concern the public sector. Normally national trade union centres should receive the questionnaire from their governments, but this is not always the case and so

The employers and trade unions (GPA-DJP and PRO-GE) trade unions are no closer to agreement after two rounds of collective bargaining. The unions argue that the employers’ offer is below the trend set by the metal industry negotiations last November with an increase in inflation since then. The unions also argue that the electricity sector has not been hit so hard by the crisis. They also reject the idea that pay rises should be linked more to results at company level and have criticized the employers for not doing enough to maintain the sectoral agreement. [Read more at > GPA-DJP (DE)->http:/