Nearly two years after the labor market reform implemented in February 2012, the union is taking stock of the practical impact of the new law and suggests redirecting its strategy towards businesses and work places. The document, entitled “Union action criteria,” launches a reflection on union’s role and, most importantly, is a working tool for union units to renegotiate collective agreements in 2014, in order to be in keeping with new economic and social realities in businesses and sectors. Key routes to action are the quality and stability of employment, the guarantee of social rights and the recovery of buying power.
The crisis as an alibi to assault collective bargaining. The authors explain how the crisis was used as an alibi to jam collective bargaining, which used to operate in a rather non-conflicting fashion, following criteria defined via social dialogue, in big framework agreements signed between the major union and employers’ organizations. Together, they defined the range of pay evolutions and established joint recommendations in terms of collective bargaining, used as a reference when sectoral
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