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CESI Presidium condemns envisaged changes to national legislation on trade unions 2023-09-02 [CESI]

Court rejects claims against referendum on new controversial education law in Hungary 2023-07-29 [ETUCE]

Thousands of teachers set to quit 2023-06-29 [Deutsche Welle]

WeEP24 in Budapest- Bringing workers at the heart of #EUelections24 2023-04-15 [CESI]

Students rally in Budapest protesting against teachers' dismissals 2022-12-10 [Head Topics]

Strikes, sackings and surging prices: Teacher anger rages in Hungary 2022-12-10 [Yahoo]

Court Rejects Appeal for Review of Rules Governing Teacher Strikes in Hungary 2022-12-10 [XpatLoop]

Civil society movement demands change in the education system 2022-11-05 [EI]

Teachers’ unions win court case on strike 2022-08-04 [EI]

Alea iacta est – Revision of Hungarian KATA tax law may bring adverse effects for young entrepreneurs in the country 2022-07-25 [CESI]

Workers won in Audi Hungary: “We hope that our strike has send the message to other employees to unite” 2019-04-15 [Left East]

Unions in Hungary protest against “slavery law” 2018-12-11 [IndustriALL]

Full support to Věra Jourová following attacks by Viktor Orbán 2020-09-30 [EFJ]

Human Rights Commissioner: “It is high time for Hungary to restore journalistic and media freedoms” 2021-04-05 [EFJ]

We welcome EU court referral over Klubrádió frequency 2022-07-20 [EFJ]

Demonstration against Overtime Bill: “Slave Law will Tear Millions of Families apart”  ActNOW!  2018-12-19 [Hungary Today]

Translators and authors condemn Hungary's ‘retrograde law' on LGBT rights 2021-07-15 [Society of Authors]

‘The TV is Lying': Massive Budapest Protest Against PM Orban's ‘Slave Law' 2019-01-07 [Sputnik]

Hungary Unions Hold Nationwide Anti-Orban Rallies on ‘Slave Law' 2019-01-20 [Bloomberg]

In Hungary, the right to strike has been curtailed by Viktor Orbán 2022-06-27 [Equal Times]

Critics of Orban and new ‘slave law' rally across Hungary 2019-01-21 [The Irish Times]

Trade unions ramp up opposition to Hungary's ‘slave law'  ActNOW!  2018-12-20 [ITUC]

Orbán trying to force more overtime on workers. Trade unions are will fight back 2019-02-04 [Jacobin]

Opposition plans more protests after ‘slave law' passes  ActNOW!  2018-12-19 [The Guardian]

'We won't keep quiet again': the women taking on Viktor Orbán  ActNOW!  2018-12-21 [The Guardian]

Thousands in Budapest march against ‘slave law' forcing overtime on workers 2019-01-06 [The Guardian]

Audi's Hungarian plant closed by strike in blow to economy 2019-01-26 [Brinkwire]

Public Service Workers' Union announces strike for July 17 2017-06-10 [Politics.HU]

Socialist Party: Tesco workers' strike just 2017-09-18 [Politics.hu]

'Slavery law' extended to government employees 2019-03-06 [Emerging Europe]

Foreign ministry lists journalists' trips abroad 2020-09-22 [EFJ]

MFRR calls for EU action as Hungary's last independent radio is silenced 2021-02-05 [EFJ]

Government Appeals Amendment to Posted Workers' Same Pay Directive 2018-10-04 [Today]

Thousands Join Public Workers' Union Strike 2019-03-14 [Today]

Audi's Hungarian workers end 1-week strike: Union 2019-02-01 [Canadian Labour Reporter]

Hungarians march against government's rule 2019-01-06 [Washington Post]

Thousands of Hungarians join latest rally against Orban's 'slave law'  ActNOW!  2018-12-22 [The Guardian]

Budapest Airport workers may go on strike?! 2022-06-16 [The Daily News]

Union defending the rights of members while welcoming Ukrainian refugees 2022-05-02 [EI]

Teachers strike for pay 2022-04-05 [Workers' Liberty]

Quality trade union renewal with international solidarity 2022-03-26 [EI]

Shocking number of Hungarian women go to the West to care for the elderly 2021-12-27 [The Daily News]

Stop denying air traffic workers their right to strike  ActNOW!  2021-08-06 [ETF]

Health care workers protest for higher wages 2021-08-01 [ThinkPol]

Spyware Pegasus helped target investigative journalists 2021-07-21 [EFJ]

Deterioration of press freedom under the pretext of COVID-19 2021-06-18 [IFJ]

Union in Hungary fights for increased salaries Add to favourites Read this article in: English 22 March, 2021Hungarian union Vasas is renegotiating the collective agreement at German-owned B Braun, demanding a wage increase for its members who wor 2021-03-22 [IndustriALL]

European Commission must urgently address media market distortion in Hungary 2021-02-26 [EFJ]

Hungarian restaurant workers protest lockdown restrictions 2021-02-01 [AP]

MKKSZ announces local government strike 2020-08-24 [Business Journal]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

23-10-1956 Thousands of Hungarians protest against the government and Soviet occupation. [more]

25-10-1956 Insurrectionary general strike, fighting throughout the country, led by workers' councils and revolutionary committees. [more]