Trade union DISK has called on the government to increase the national minimum wage ahead of a possible change in the base pay of Turkish workers. The demand is to increase the actual level of the monthly net minimum wage (of 891 liras) to a minimum of 1,800 lira (635 euro). According to an OECD report on Income Inequality and Poverty, Turkey's relative income poverty increased significantly between the start of the global economic crisis and 2011.
English: http://www.disk.org.tr/2014/12/net-minimum-wage-777/
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Workers at a former Fiat auto assembly plant in Termini Imerese in Sicily approved a deal aimed at saving more than 700 jobs. The trade union said that the agreement involves transferring operations from Fiat to new management at Metec components group, as well as an incentive plan for up to 130 workers to resign.
English: http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2014/12/23/workers-approve-deal-to-end-crisis ...
The trade union CGT at Amazon has called on workers to go on strike, just before Christmas. Strike action could seriously impact deliveries of last minute presents. France has seen a surge in orders because of strikes in neighbouring Germany. The union wants the retailer to open negotiations on working conditions and better salaries. The union also wants what it calls a less strenuous routine.
English: http://www.euronews.com/2014/12/22/amazon-workers-walk-out-at-french-depots/
The unemployment rate was measured at 12.25% in November, falling from the 12.35% recorded the month before. On an annual basis, the jobless rate shrank by 1.25 percentage points. However, analysts of the Slovak National Bank (NBS) stated that unemployment continued falling partly thanks to demographic developments. In Chapter 3 of its Monthly Bulletin the NBS provides graphs on wage development and wage growth over a longer period.
English: http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/56354/10/unemployment_down ...
http://www.nbs.sk/_img/Documents/_MonthlyBulletin/2014 ...
According to the most recent labour market data the activity rate of the labour force in November 2014 was 80.9%, the employment rate was 78.4% and the unemployment rate was 3.1%. Comparison between November 2013 and 2014 shows increases both in activity and employment rate and decrease in unemployment. The unemployment rate has not been lower since October 2008 when it was 2.4%.
English: http://www.statice.is/Pages/444 ...
A two-day strike planned by ground handling workers at some airports in the run up to Christmas Day has been suspended. Members of the Unite trade union working for the firm dnata - one of Heathrow's biggest cargo handlers and one of the biggest ground handlers across Heathrow, Manchester and Gatwick airports - had been due to walk out. The Unite members will be balloted after a new pay offer was made.
English: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk ...
The government has approved draft legislation on collective bargaining, in the form of a revised Heads of Bill that will amend the 2001Industrial Relations Act, to be enacted by mid-2015. The act has to bring Irish law in line with European Court of Justice rulings. In order to improve the working of the act, legislative provision will be made to provide a definition of what constitutes `collective bargaining', guidelines to help the Labour Court identify if internal bargaining bodies are genuinely independent of their employer, clarity in the process of trade unions advancing a claim under the act and policies and principles for the Labour Court to follow when assessing those workers' terms and conditions. The unions have reacted positively.
English: http://www.impact.ie/impact-welcomes-draft-laws-collective-bargaining/
Workers at Amazon have started the latest in a series of strikes, reported in this newsletter. Trade union Ver.di and American based parcel company Amazon have been involved in a conflict over application of the collective agreement. Amazon refuses to apply the retail collective agreement, arguing that it considers its employees logistics workers and applying that (lower paid) collective agreement. The current strike targets Amazon in the busiest days of the year, as Christmas orders are at a peak. Workers at three warehouses will extend their strike until Christmas Eve to increase pressure on the online retailer.
English: http://technology.canoe.ca/News ...
http://www.dw.de/amazon-workers-in-germany-to-stage-three-day-strike ...
The congresses of four trade unions affiliated to the confederation FNV voted in favour of a merger that will create a single FNV trade union organisation. Following the positive vote by FNV Bondgenoten, which voted against the merger earlier on in October, the merger will go ahead. From 1 January 2015, former unions Abvakabo FNV (public sector), FNV Bondgenoten (private sector), FNV Bouw (construction), FNV Sport and the FNV confederation will merge to become the new FNV. With FNV Bondgenoten on board, all large affiliates have opted into the merger. The congress of a fifth FNV affiliated trade union, FNV Kiem (artists and printing industry), voted on 20 December with a 66% majority to enter talks for joining the new FNV later on, while several smaller unions have voted to remain affiliated but not to participate in the merger.
English: http://unionrenewal.blogspot.nl/2014/11/dutch-unions-approve-merger ...
Dutch: http://www.fnv.nl/over-fnv/pers ...
EasyJet flight attendants, angry over scheduling and pay, announced a strike expected to force the low-cost carrier to cancel about half its flights in France the day after Christmas. The workers are upset over the number of changes made to their schedules and have demanded a larger share of the company's profits. EasyJet employs some 600 flight attendants among its roughly 1,000 workers in France.
English: http://www.thelocal.fr/20141220/easyjet-strike-grounds-france-flights