Bulgaria: unions ready to strike against the draft bill on collective bargaining

Unions threatened to launch a general strike in the spring if Parliament adopts the draft bill on collective bargaining, which would establish a conciliation procedure before launching any collective dispute. (Ref. 080021)
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Meetings and negotiations between unions, representatives from the Labour Ministry and from the Socialist Party (currently part of the coalition in power), haven’t eased unions’ anger. They are still strongly opposed to the amendments comprised in the draft bill on collective bargaining, proposed by the socialist party, according to which it would be mandatory to respect a prior conciliation procedure before launching a conflict. According to unions, these propositions hinder the right to strik

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