Hotel workers throughout the Balearic Islands are planning sit-in protests and possible strikes unless agreements can be reached over their working conditions and pay. The trade unions CC.OO and UGT are attempting to negotiate collective working agreements which cover rights and duties of employees across the sector, including time off, hours and wage scales. However, employers are proving to be the most inflexible during meetings and no progress has been reached.
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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.