Portugal: strike notice suspended in chain stores and negotiations starting up

Conciliation.  The CESP, union of trade, service and office workers, suspended the strike notice presented for the Easter period, because negotiations with employers reopened.  A first conciliation meeting with the APED, the associations of retail businesses, helped think about progress on wage negotiations.  Both parties agreed to consult their members before coming back to the negotiating table “as soon as possible.”  The CESP set May 13th as the deadline for a new conciliation meeting.
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ions of retail businesses, helped think about progress on wage negotiations. Both parties agreed to consult their members before coming back to the negotiating table “as soon as possible.” The CESP set May 13th as the deadline for a new conciliation meeting.

Claims. Key union claims are about wages, since the retail industry isn’t planning any wage increases in 2011. Another aspect of the negotiations concerns collective labor agreements: large retail businesses want to extend working hours

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