Romania - Health unions issue strike warning - February 28, 2026

The Solidarity Health Federation has decided to notify the Government of its intention to trigger a general strike in protest against the economic and social policies of the Executive. The union members cite, as the main legal basis, the bill initiated by the Government to reduce payroll expenses by 10%, which would lead to the loss of certain rights provided for in the collective agreement. The union members argue that the strike is further justified by the accumulated salary losses since last year, which could lead to a decrease in real wages of approximately 30% by the end of 2026.

Read on: in English…

For more information, please contact Paul de Beer or Oana Ciuca, De Burcht (Scientific Bureau for the Dutch Trade Union Movement) p.t.debeer@uva.nl or the Head of communications at the ETUI, Mehmet Koksal mkoksal@etui.org. For previous full issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit https://www.etui.org/Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter or consult the archive with all articles in our database at www.cbnarchive.eu. You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org.