A large scale lobby action and protest by public services union Vpod has succeeded in blocking a looming 2% pay cut for city workers in Winterthur. The union's campaign led to the proposal being rejected by the city council. Some 300 city employees joined a protest, where the workers handed the president of the council a red card for abusing workers.
English: http://www.epsu.org/a/10750
German: http://www.vpod.ch/aktuell/nachrichten/ansicht/article/erfolg-in-winterthur ...
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Pilots and flight attendants of airline company Tarom went on a spontaneous strike on 16 September. Three days after the start of the strike, the transport ministry, Tarom management and trade unions were meeting to discuss the situation. Tarom and its management have been under close scrutiny for years after making big losses and a multitude of changes in its management structure and administrative board.
English: http://www.romania-insider.com/four-tarom-flights-canceled-on-Tuesday ...
Data of the Central Statistical Bureau show that, compared to the 2nd quarter of 2013, hourly labour costs in the 2nd quarter of 2014 grew by 8.6%, reaching 6.58 euro. Seasonally adjusted data (differences in number of calendar days and seasonal influence have been averted) show that labour costs have increased by 6.0%.
English: http://www.csb.gov.lv/en/notikumi/hourly-labour-costs-have-grown-51-cents ...
In a document that was leaked to the newspaper Les Echos the MEDEF employers association came up with controversial proposals how to increase jobs. The trade unions opposed the suggestion from the country's main employers' association to cut the number of holidays, increase the hours that workers put in each week and pay below the minimum wage. The MEDEF document said that getting rid of two out of 11 annual holidays would allow 100,000 jobs to be created, and recommended allowing retailers to open on Sundays and later in the evening. It also urged more flexibility on the limits on the work week, now 35 hours, and suggested people now getting only a minimum income state benefit might supplement their income by working for less than the minimum wage, currently 9.53 euro per hour.
English: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/french-unions-furious-at-proposal-to-cut-holidays ...
French: http://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/social ...
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and Swedish based H&M have forged a unique partnership to promote sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry. The agreement will include joint work on industrial relations and wages, training and skills development in factories H&M source from, as well as strengthening employers' and workers' organizations in the global garment industry.
English: http://www.ilo.org/pardev/public-private-partnerships ...
Government officials, trade union leaders and employers have failed to agree on a hike of minimal wage by CZK 700. Employers opposed the Social Democratic proposal, arguing that the government and trade unions previously agreed to a CZK 500 rise from the present 8,500 crowns to 9,000, starting from January 2015. Despite employer objections, the ministry of labour and social affairs announced on 15 September that it will be raising the minimum wage.
English: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article ...
http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/employers-stand-against-minimal-wage-hike
Hotel and catering workers in Granada have been on strike for two weeks to protest against reduced wages and lack of job security. Despite employers' threats that contracts of striking workers will not be renewed, the workers continue to strike, picket and protest. Trade unions CCOO and UGT have blamed the employers for lack of willingness to negotiate, amongst others because they have refused to meet with union representatives before the end of September, almost a month after the start of the strike.
Spanish: http://news.gnom.es/news/granada-hotel-bar-and-restaurant-staff-continue-strike ...
Workers of the Lisbon metro have gone on strike over recently approved salary cuts for civil servants. The workers went on strike on September 10, staying away from work between 5am and 11 am. Another 24-hour strike has been announced for 25 September. The workers are protesting against the loss of income as well as the government's plans to grant the sub-concession for the system's operation.
English: http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/lisbon-metro-workers-to-strike-again ...
http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/lisbon-metro-workers-strike/32694
The portal of the statistical bureau comes with detailed figures on the development of employment and wages in selected sectors and industries over the last 12 months. Employment grew in information and communication by 12.2 %, wholesale by 7.8 %, selected market services by 7.7 %, food and beverage service activities by 7.5 %, industry by 1.7 %, and in accommodation by 1.6 %. The numbers of employed persons fell in sale and repair of motor vehicles, construction, transportation and storage and in retail trade. The wage development is also unequal; the average nominal monthly wage increased in wholesale by 5.6 % (to 825 euro), transportation and storage by 5.1 % (786 euro), sale and repair of motor vehicles by 4.6 % (838 euro), retail trade by 3.7 % (586 euro), industry by 3.2 % (929 euro) and in accommodation by 1.5 % (597 euro). It decreased in information and communication by 5 % (1 658 euro), construction by 2.5 % (617 euro), selected market services by 2.2 % (808 euro), food and beverage service activities by 2.1 % (365 euro).
English: http://slovak.statistics.sk ...
Over 5800 glass workers in ten factories of the Sisecam group have a new collective agreement. The agreement was reached after a long struggle. The strike that the unions organised after negotiations broke down was banned eight days after its start, as reported in the June 2014 newsletter. The negotiations were also forced into arbitration with a threat of a final decision being taken by the high Arbitration Board looming over the talks. Before the expiration of the arbitration talks, however, an agreement was reached. The collective agreement includes a 14% pay hike, as well as higher bonuses and social payments.
English: http://www.industriall-union.org/turkish-glass-workers-reach-collective-agreement ...