Workers of the VMZ Sopot military plant have threatened industrial action unless they receive their delayed salaries. Employing 3,700 people, VMZ Sopot is the largest military plant in the country and produces both military and civil products. Workers state that payment of salaries was repeatedly delayed for the last 1.5 year and that wages for January, April and May are currently due. The Confederation of Independent Bulgarian Syndicates (KNSB) has requested the Economy Ministry to intervene to ensure the payment of wages and funds to purchase raw materials. The increasingly debt-ridden company is set to be privatised after a vote in Parliament last year.
English: http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=140587
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Fire fighters in Essex country have voted in favour of industrial action against further cuts in the fire department's budget. The fire fighters say they are already dangerously understaffed and fear further spending reductions will put them at even more risk. In reaction, the Fire Authority chairman stated that the fighters' jobs are secure and therefore they have no cause for complaint. `This is 2012, not the 1970s', he added.
English: http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/Firefighters-strike-cuts-opposition ...
Workers at the Lead and Zinc Complex in Kardzhali are considering civil disobedience due to the uncertain future of the plant. On 12 April, after 40-day protests over delayed salaries, the workers received some of their money, totalling BGN 500 000, which were distributed on as a result of the sale of another troubled company, the Gorubso-Madan mining firm. The workers filed personal claims in Court against the owner of the plant, Bulgarian oligarch Valentin Zahariev, who is also known for mismanagement of what used to be the largest steel-maker in Bulgaria, the now bankrupt Kremikovtzi plant near Sofia. Workers demand the replacement of the entire management while protests continue.
English: http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=139866
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In the first London-wide strike of bus drivers in 30 years, workers at all 21 bus companiesjoined the strike action. Unite had started a strike ballot among bus drivers from private companies, who demanded a bonus for working during the Olympic games. On Friday 8 June over 20,000 members of Unite working for 20 London bus operators, including Go Ahead, Stagecoach, London United, Arriva, Metroline, First and Abellio backed strike action by an average of 94%. Union officials say other transport workers get bonuses between 500 and 2,000 as a compensation for the enormous increase in work load and work pressure. Transport for London stated that the workers will be paid overtime. The disruption began on the first shift on Friday 22 June around 3.00am and finished at the end of the night shift on Saturday 23 June despite court injunctions for three of the 21 strikes. Unions say that, due to many of the companies being owned by multinational companies, they hope their action will have consequences for bonus payments to transport workers during all major sports events.
English: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/transport/strike-ballot-by-bus-workers ...
http://www.unitetheunion.org/news__events/latest_news/london_buses_to_come ...
http://www.itfglobal.org/news-online/index.cfm/newsdetail/7541/region ...
Over 7000 protesters marched through Luxembourg's capital on 21 June, protesting against austerity politics. The protesters spoke out against the agenda of public sector cuts, easy hiring and firing and lack of reform in the top. Protests said the bottom of the labour market is made to pay for mistakes at the top.
English: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1012577--thousands-of-european ...
In reaction to more losses for the already indebted air carrier group Air France - KLM, Air France has announced it aims to cut 5000 jobs by the end of 2013. The cuts will affect nearly 10% of Air France employees, yet the company has sent a plan to unions to reach the number without resorting to involuntary redundancies. About 1500 jobs are expected to disappear due to natural turnover; the rest will come from early retirements, reduced working hours and voluntary departures. Unions have reacted positively to the airlines commitment to social talks but are sceptical about the chances of cutting 5000 jobs without involuntary redundancies. Air France has warned unions that if they do not sign on to the plan, layoffs will be inevitable.
English: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/22/business/global/air-france-plans ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18532668
Employers and employees of the Dutch seaport community have mounted a joint campaign "put the money back" against insurance company AEGON, which they claim has pocketed 715 million pounds of their pension funds. The protesters, supported by local unions in the UK, handed out blue tennis balls and leaflets at the entrance of the AEGON International Tennis Tournament.
English: http://www.dockerspensionfund.com/36-voorkant-website/92-put-the-money-back ...
http://www.itfglobal.org/press-area/index.cfm/pressdetail/7519
Copenhagen was the host town for the merger congress of three Global Union Federations. The three organisations ICEM, IMF and ITGWLF have backed up the proposed statutes of IndustriALL Global Union in their separate congresses. In a parallel session the Bargaining for a Living Wage conference brought together 130 representatives of textile, garment and leather workers' unions. Unions committed to taking concrete steps to achieve a living wage, to increasing national, regional and international cooperation on this issue, and to regularly share developments.
English:http://www.building-power.org/congress-ends-history-industriall-begins [close]
English:http://www.building-power.org/congress-ends-history-industriall-begins [close]
A new collective agreement was closed for post works that will ensure a 3.2% wage increase. Additionally a monthly payment of €84 has been agreed for overtime. The agreement will come into force by 1 July 2012 and will run for one year.
English: http://www.uniglobalunion.org/Apps/uni.nsf/pages ...
German: http://www.gpf.at/news/post-einigung-bei-den-gehaltsverhandlungen
In a German court case the judges have ruled that employers are permitted to leave all of a sudden the collective bargaining scheme that they have adhered to. The company had announced during the 2009 negotiations an opt-out of the bargaining scheme; a warning strike organised by Ver.di has now been found unlawful. Unions have already announced that they will continue the fight against the opting out.
German: http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/verdi-muss-schadensersatz ...