Over 900 bus drivers have responded to a strike call by municipal unions Kommunal after turning down a mediator's bid. Kommunal and the municipality are in a row over pay, working conditions and break times of drivers in the capital. Another 1400 drivers are expected to go on strike from 29 June onwards. The strike has become a major issue of debate after a conservative students union condemned the strike and organised free buses to "compensate for the irresponsible behaviour".
English: http://www.demotix.com/news/2171659/hundreds-thousands-affected-bus-driver ...
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Over the past month, hundreds of workers at two of Amazon's eight distribution centre locations have gone on strike four times, demanding higher pay and other benefits, including paid vacation and extra overtime pay, standard provisions in collective agreements. Trade union ver.di said some 600 workers joined the strike action at the Internet retailer's facility in Bad Hersfeld in the central state of Hessen, with another 300 in action in the eastern city of Leipzig. Union officials said Amazon should expect further action until a deal was reached. The dispute reflects the company's aggressive pricing strategy, combined with no respect for the usual consultations with employee representatives on works councils and trade unions.
English: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB ...
http://www.dw.de/german-workers-at-amazon-retailer-resume-strike-action ...
The second-biggest construction company Alpine filed for bankruptcy after banks did not agree to inject new cash into the ailing company. The subsidiary of Spanish builder FCC has been grappling with an expansion into Eastern European and Asian markets, which has proven unprofitable. The company has accumulated debts of €2.56bn, which makes it the biggest bankruptcy in the post-war period. 15,000 jobs are endangered. The workforce includes 7,500 in Austria and 1,900 in Germany. Only part of the Austrian division will be maintained, which will preserve some 4,600 jobs.
English: http://www.teletrader.com/us/news/details ...
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/international/major-austrian-builder-alpine ...
Over 250 taxi drivers in Brussels blocked traffic in the capital region in protest against a new taximeter the regional government is obliging them to buy at the cost of 3,000. In exchange for a 150 additional taxi ranks, the regional minister has put in place the new taximeter, a code of conduct for drivers and fines for customers causing nuisance. Two organisations representing the taxi drivers, however, complain the new taxi ranks still have not been added and demand the right to drive taxis in bus lanes as well as a harder crack-down on illegal taxis.
English: http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/news ...
Public sector trade unions Fp-Cgil, Cisl-Fp, Uil-Fpl and Uil-Pa have written to the parliamentary committee on employment, requesting a re-opening of collective bargaining in the public sector. The unions state that civil servants have seen their real wages deteriorate due to inflation since a pay freeze was put in place in 2011.
English: http://www.epsu.org/a/9586
A new study published by the research centre FAOS deals in particular with the labour strategy and practices that companies have developed in relation to the use of the Eastern European labour. It also looks into the proportion of companies and industries that make use of labour from the east. The researchers conclude that the CEE workers with lower salary demands who arrives in Denmark, possibly without any family commitments, hence willing to work and be flexible, will more than likely be perceived as attractive labour for many businesses. Only 6% of businesses responding to the study said they had been forced to use foreign workers primarily because they could not fulfil vacancies.
English: http://faos.ku.dk/english/news/danish-companies-use-of-eastern-european ...
The global trade union PSI has written the Minister of Education and Culture of Cyprus to express serious concern at the decision taken to dismiss around 2,500 employees who provide education in the evening and night schools of the Ministry. The consequences of the decision to outsource the work are catastrophic for the teachers, who now have to propose their services as self-employed workers and will not get any unemployment benefits during the period they are unemployed.
English: http://www.world-psi.org/en/cypriot-teachers-fight ...
After the beginning of a two-day general strike called by KESK, the 250,000-member public sector trade union confederation, the trade unions started to mobilise their members to support those who are protesting what they decry as an increasingly authoritarian and repressive regime. KESK was preparing for an upcoming strike in opposition to restrictive changes to labour legislation announced by the government, but they moved it ahead and broadened the theme to support the protests sweeping across Turkey in support of human rights, democracy and the preservation of Gezi Park in Istanbul's Taksim Square. By 17 June, all five major trade unions and professional organisations, DISK, KESK, TMMOB, TTB and TDB, have joined a general strike calling for an end to the violence.
English: http://www.industriall-union.org/general-strike-in-turkey ...
http://theindependent.ca/2013/06/07/marching-to-taksim-square/
According to a survey in the Baltic States the shadow economy made up 19.2% of the Estonian economy. The survey looks at three components: unreported corporate income, unreported employees and unreported wages. It is estimated that unreported wage accounts for 52.3% of the shadow economy, while 28.5% is unreported corporate income and 19.2% is unreported workforce.
English: http://balticbusinessnews.com/article/2013/6/17/survey-shadow-economy ...
With the argument that it was necessary to comply with the EU legislation and the protection of workers the government has planned several changes of the labour legislation. According to the opposition the draft proposals include several inconsistencies that favour the employers. The new legislation will facilitate the dismissal of employees during the probation period. Working hours and daily rest are eased.
English: http://www.balkaneu.com/labor-legislation-croatia/