All posts tagged "Strike"
- Hong Kong strike vote falls short after civil servants warned against taking part
Polls held by pro-democracy unions in Hong Kong – including those representing civil servants – have failed to secure the turnout required to legitimise strike action against a national security
- Posted June 25, 2020
- Hong Kong civil servants warned not to vote in strike poll
Hong Kong civil servants considering participating in a union poll on strike action against a national security law have been warned that the government “will not sit idly by for
- Posted June 17, 2020
- Pay talks fail with Canadian union PSAC
A week of negotiations between Canada’s largest public sector union and the federal government has failed to produce a deal before the autumn’s federal election, raising the possibility of strike
- Posted September 11, 2019
- Hong Kong civil servants join protests against extradition bill
Civil servants in Hong Kong took to the streets on 2 August to protest against a government bill that would allow authorities to extradite suspected criminals to mainland China, in
- Posted August 9, 2019
- German court upholds civil service strike ban
Introducing a right to strike for civil servants would fundamentally reshape the principles of the civil service, a German court has ruled. In a judgment handed down last week, the
- Posted June 21, 2018
- Germany’s public sector wins 7.5% rise over 30 months
German unions and employers agreed last week to boost the pay of more than two million public sector workers by some 7.5% over 30 months. Under the deal, employees will
- Posted April 24, 2018
- Greek Civil Servants Stage 24-hour Strike Over Austerity Plan
Public sector workers in Greece are today staging a 24-hour walk-out in protest against new austerity measures agreed by Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras. After a weekend of often-acrimonious negotiations,
- Posted July 15, 2015