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Bringing collective bargaining back
One of the biggest workers' organisations ever formed will be putting the case for collective bargaining to the whole of Europe from today, writes TONY BURKE
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THE giant European trade union federation IndustriAll Europe, which covers seven million manufacturing, mining and energy workers, has launched a campaign which aims to demonstrate the positive impact of collective bargaining in delivering a better life for working people.
The campaign is seen as a major step for European trade unions in coordination and co-operating on the issue of collective bargaining.
The campaign will run under the slogan “Together At Work” through to March 2020 and is aimed at all workers with a focus on women, young people and workers in precarious employment.
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