Police unions had planned further actions after Parliament approved a pay freeze for two years. Union representatives called the freeze in salaries unacceptable because other civil servants do receive pay increases of 2%. Following previous public-friendly actions involving closing police stations and stopping to write out small fines, the unions announced larger scale actions and warned that events requiring a large police presence might be endangered. After the justice ministry agreed to return to the negotiating table the actions were suspended.
English: http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/police-unions-suspend-collective-action
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Ver.di has spoken out against the stated intention of the minister of Health to relieve social care institutions from their current obligation to pay locally recognised pay rates, arguing the sector's minimum wage makes local pay rates superfluous. Ver.di has warned that in some regions this may reduce wages from €14.95 to €8.75 per hour.
German: https://drei.verdi.de/2012/ausgabe-42/standpunkt/seite-3/interview
The public services federation of the CGT announced a day of action for the health and safety of sewage workers on the 29th of May. Recent changes have made it more difficult for sewage workers to retire early, while research conducted by the national health institute concluded that sewage workers live on average 7 years shorter than other workers, and 17 years shorter than the general population.
French: http://www.spterritoriaux.cgt.fr/spip.php?article5496
The joint trade unions have formulated a critical statement related to the planned reduction of unemployment benefits, starting as from 1 November 2012. According to the program of the new federal government the benefit scheme will lead to cuts varying form 12% for households to 17.5% for individuals and 40% for cohabitants. As a consequence more people will end up below the European poverty threshold. The unions ask instead for more investment in training and employability programs.
French: http://www.accg.be/BEFR/readMore.aspx ...
Dutch: http://www.accg.be/BEDU/readMore.aspx ...
The average salaries of the financial sector's salaried employees fall around €300 below the average of all wage and salary earners in Finland according to a report on the development of earnings in the financial sector from October 2010 to October 2011. And the average for women in the financial sector lags even further behind the average of all wage and salary earners. Women's pay was lower than men's pay at all task levels. The trade union Pro is of the opinion that this pay gap must be tackled when producing equality plans and pay redistribution.
English: http://www.proliitto.fi/en/media/news/salaried-employees-in-the-financial ...
Former Fiat and automotive workers protesting against unemployment and hardship occupied local branches of banks in Sicily. The Fiom, Fim and Uil unions said the peaceful protest was aimed to raise awareness of the need to help the unemployed find work.
Italian: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/14/us-fiat ...
The CGT public services union has spoken out against a recent decree introducing incentive payments based on collective performance in public services. According to the union the principle of incentive payments introduces competition and profitability into the sector and undermines the level of services. The union is outraged that the incentives will be paid from funds freed by the non-replacement of staff.
French: http://www.spterritoriaux.cgt.fr/spip.php?article5514
Plans to lift the retirement age have led to some of the biggest protest in recent years. Under the reform, men and women will eventually retire at 67. Union activists of Solidarnosc blocked the parliament building after the bill passed. The government says that the reform prepares the country for a demographic shift. Solidarnosc considers renewing the protest during the Euro 2012 tournament.
English: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/11/us-poland-pensions ... http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Poland-s-lawmakers-approve ...
Porto labour tribunal refers public sector pay cuts to European Court of Justice
May 2012
The Porto labour tribunal has referred a case of three trade unions against the Banco Portugus de Neg¢cios to the European Court of Justice. The unions challenged pay cuts on the basis of equal treatment as well as being in violation of the right to working conditions that respect dignity. The pay cut was without consent and unexpected by the employees and puts at risk the standard of living and the financial commitments of employees and their families.
English: http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document ...
The new agreement for the leather goods and luggage branches, effective 1 June 2012 for a twelve months period, will lead to a 3.8% increase of the minimum wage and the apprentices payment. This brings the collectively agreed minimum wage in this small section of the leather industry to €1122.34.
German: http://www.proge.at/servlet/ContentServer ...
Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers - including at least 100,000 civil servants - took industrial action across the country in protest against government changes to their pensions and other cuts. The Wales's Labour government distanced itself from the UK government and appeared to side with the strikers. (In the Guardian: a detailed blog including pictures.)
English: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/blog/2012/may/10/public-sector-pensions ...