All posts tagged "Strike"

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  UK civil service strikes threaten borders and ports over Christmas; Australian ethics index reveals drop in public trust in government: policy & delivery news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Read more: Minister vows to revive ‘mothballed’ APS reform agenda UK civil servants plan

  • Posted November 24, 2022
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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