Malta - Unions protest against utility tariffs - February 15, 2010

Twelve unions, including the MUT, the GWU and the MUMN, have announced a rally in protest against utility tariffs for 28 February. Union leaders emphasized that the protest is not political. "It is about jobs and the hardship being caused to the people," John Bencini, chairman of the Ghaqda Unions Maltin, said.

English: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100215/local/tariffs

via http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/show_news.pl?country=Malta

This article was published in the Collective Bargaining Newsletter. It aims to facilitate information exchange between trade unions and to support the work of ETUC's collective bargaining committee. For more information, please contact the editor Maarten van Klaveren, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) M.vanKlaveren@uva.nl. You may find further information on the ETUI atwww.etui.org, and on the AIAS at www.uva-aias.net. © ETUI aisbl, Brussels 2009.