Główny temat z dnia Czwartek, 9. Sierpień 2007

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Is the right to strike being questioned?

On Wednesday, August 8th, the  German justice system blocked a national strike planned by train drivers. In the name of the economic consequences that the paralysis of the train system would have in the middle of the holiday season, it prohibited any strike before September 30th. Meanwhile, the French Parliament has just passed a bill allowing minimum service in the event of industrial action. Is the right to strike being questioned?

Süddeutsche Zeitung - Niemcy

"The train drivers' strike has yet to begin and already it is considered one of the most bizarre collective action struggles in post-war history. A tiny group of workers is dividing an entire workforce for an astounding 31-percent pay raise. As economists are already predicting that the costs could run into the triple-digit millions of euros, the German government is turning to the negotiating partners. They however are not negotiating at all, because the chance of success is low", writes Michael Bauchmüller commenting on yesterday's ruling by a labor court in Nuremberg outlawing the strike: "What's at stake here are the fundaments of the German economic order. If the freedom of association [the right to form collective industrial organizations and participate in collective action] were no longer a basic right, when would it be applicable? What could workers then ask for, which means could they resort to, how many would have to join forces to be permitted to strike in Germany?" (09/08/2007)

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Wszystkie dostępne teksty » Michael Bauchmueller

Le Nouvel Observateur - Francja

On August 2nd, French Parliament voted for the organisation of minimum service in public transport in the event of a strike. Professor of law, Jacques Le Goff, interviewed by Nathalie Funès, sees no infringement of the right to strike. "This is less a breach, than an adaptation [of the law] to a more peaceful and complex society. No right can be considered absolute these days. ... In France, conflict has always been deeply anchored in our social conscience. Strikes are considered a means of asserting identity in a balance of power that is not guaranteed by trade unions. This is contrary to other countries where trade unions don't need to resort to such intimidation. Hence France's particularity: we start by stopping work, which is equivalent to slamming your fist down on the table, and only then do we start negotiating, whereas striking is the result of a blockage between bosses and unions in the United Kingdom or in Germany. Foreseeing strikes is part of the new law's logic. This is moving us closer to our neighbours." (09/08/2007)

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Wszystkie dostępne teksty » Jacques Le Goff, » Nathalie Funès

La Vanguardia - Hiszpania

The daily is in favour of increased restrictions on industrial action in the public service sector. "The right to strike is indeed a social conquest which is an integral part of democratic countries. It does not however always provide solutions to problems and sometimes even gets embroiled in strategies that have nothing to do with defending workers' rights. A tendency to call strikes in the public sector amid large scale events in order to attract more attention has ended up perverting the initial aim of this right, rendering strikes unpopular and even antisocial. The decisions ruled by the Nuremburg court and French law [on a minimum service] are pointed in the right direction and Spain would do well to take note." (09/08/2007)

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