In Hungary, collective bargaining has been upset since the FIDESZ party came to power in April 2010 and the new Labor Code came into force in 2012. Because of this situation, unions have to reshuffle themselves and become more of a political opposition power to influence social decisions. Indeed, the status of cross-industry organizations was changed in depth and collective negotiations, traditionally anchored in businesses, is said to be “at a standstill.” (Ref. 130562)
A situation that grew tense with unions bound to oppose the government. In 2009, union membership amounted to 12 percent of active workers. Like in other European countries, this number is down, but not all unions are affected equally. Also, remember that a lot of pensioners stay affiliated.
In Hungary, the union landscape has been fragmented since union confederations appeared in the late 80s-early 90s. Here are the major confederations: MSZOSZ (National confederation of Hungarian unions –
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