In an effort to circumvent the working conditions that are the result of the bargaining procedures and methods as defined in an agreement between labour confederation LO and employers’ confederation Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening a restaurant owner has signed an agreement with the independent trade union Krifa. Krifa, which is not a member of LO, is instead one of a number of independent unions that typically offer lower dues to members. LO trade union 3F has decided to make use of the general agreement that allows unions to organise strikes against businesses that do not sign collective bargaining agreements. 3F argues that if they cannot negotiate an agreement guaranteeing decent pay, its members could be assigned jobs with 10 or 20% lower wages.
English: http://cphpost.dk/business/union-accused-bullying-restaurant-owner
For more information, please contact the editor Jan Cremers, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) cbn-aias@uva.nl or the communications officer at the ETUI, Mariya Nikolova mnikolova@etui.org. For previous issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit http://www.etui.org/E-Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter. You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org, and on the AIAS at www.uva-aias.net.