German Government to Propose Law to Limit the Right to Strike

Every worker is entitled to the right to strike which is guaranteed by the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights and the constitutions in many EU countries. However, Germany will challenge this right by proposing a new law to limit the right to strike. According to the proposal, only the union with the most members in a company should have the right to negotiate with the employers and carry out strike actions. This would mean that larger unions will have a monopoly of power, making the smaller unions practically superfluous. The EFJ affiliates in Germany, DJV and dju.in Verdi, are joining…

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Deutsche Journalistinnen und Journalisten Union (dju) in ver.di Address Paula-Thiede-Ufer 10 10179 Berlin Germany Mail Delivery Address: Bona-Peiser-Weg 4 10179 Berlin Germany   Staff Ulricj Janssen (President); Manfred Protze and Renée Möhler (Vice-Chairmen) Phone +49 30 69 56 23 22 Email dju@verdi.de Contact Person Cornelia Hass cornelia.hass(at)verdi(dot)de Website www.dju-bund.de     Deutscher Jounralisten-Verband Address Bennauerstrasse, 60 53115 Bonn I Germany Staff Michael Konken (President) Phone +49 228 201 720 Email djv(at)djv(dot)de Contact Person Michael Klehm kle(at)djv(dot)de  Website www.djv.de