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Unions to push for lower retirement age and shorter workweek

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Unions to push for lower retirement age and shorter workweek [Expats] 26-04-2026


MFRR concerned over compatibility of the public media funding bill with EMFA [IFJ] 24-04-2026


Public media funding bill raises concerns over compatibility with EMFA [EFJ] 22-04-2026


Plan to cut public service media funding by a third risk undermining its viability and independence [EFJ] 27-03-2026


Union wants lifetime ban on former coach who secretly filmed female players [The Arab News] 04-03-2026



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Unions to push for lower retirement age and shorter workweek 2026-04-26 [Expats]

MFRR concerned over compatibility of the public media funding bill with EMFA 2026-04-24 [IFJ]

Public media funding bill raises concerns over compatibility with EMFA 2026-04-22 [EFJ]

Plan to cut public service media funding by a third risk undermining its viability and independence 2026-03-27 [EFJ]

Union wants lifetime ban on former coach who secretly filmed female players 2026-03-04 [The Arab News]

Tech workers reach a break-through collective agreement 2025-05-19 [UNI Global Union]

Europe Social partners TRIREME meeting in Ostrava 2025-04-15 [IndustriAll Europe]

Journalists’ union supports licence fees increase to bail out public broadcasters 2024-11-14 [EFJ]

Journalists’ union supports licence fees increase to bail out public broadcasters 2024-11-14 [IFJ]

Unions Reject Restrictions On Early Retirement For Workers In Demanding Jobs 2024-10-15 [The Daily]

Czech Republic Unions push for stronger human rights protections in the base metals sector 2024-10-04 [IndustriALL]

Czech Republic: Trade union association of Bohemia, Moravia &Silesia reject the governments proposal as it sends work law back into beginning of 20th century 2024-09-11 [WFTU]

Czech Republic The struggle for jobs and dignity at Liberty Steel - interview with Judith Kirton-Darling  ActNOW!  2024-08-13 [LabourStart Podcasts]

Europe Liberty Steel crisis worsens, unions oppose massive job cuts and deindustrialisation  ActNOW!  2024-07-31 [IndustriAll Europe]

Poland Liberty Steel crisis worsens 2024-07-29 [IndustriALL]

Pavel Krenk, a revered leader in the global trade union community and long-serving chairman of the Czech Trade Union of Seafarers, dies 2024-07-23 [ITF]

Union Declares Strike Alert at Prague Airport After Baggage Chaos 2024-07-11 [Prague Morning]

Europe Local journalism needs more support than ever to defend democracy 2024-06-21 [EFJ]

Europe EFJ organises conference on local journalism in Europe 2024-05-30 [EFJ]

Czech Republic Empowering Trade Unions: Insights from the industriAll Europe Workshop in Bratislava 2024-05-07 [Industriall Europe]

Russia Appeal to protect exiled Russian journalists 2024-03-24 [IFJ]

Europe Mass demonstration at Liberty Steel calls for urgent support amid crisis 2024-02-22 [IndustriALL]

Unions stage a day of action in protest at spending cuts and taxes 2023-11-28 [The National Post]

Unions protest against government measures 2023-11-15 [IndustriALL]

Union’s Shoes4Life project making a difference 2023-11-11 [FIFPRO]

Unions Demand Up to 10% Wage Growth as Inflation Slows 2023-10-09 [BNN]

The new school year starts with uncertainty 2023-09-13 [ETUCE]

Trade Unions Warn of Strikes Over Austerity Budget 2023-05-16 [Brno Daily]

Workers Go on Strike Against Spending Cuts 2023-05-15 [TeleSUR]

Union wins collective agreement with country's largest private care home provider 2023-03-23 [UNI Global Union]

How major changes to the Czech Labor Code could close the pay gap and improve remote work 2023-01-05 [Expats]

Union organizes four more care homes 2022-10-22 [UNI]

EPSU supports Czech unions’ rally over the cost-of-living 2022-09-04 [EPSU]

Energy inflation: Open letter to the Czech Council Presidency 2022-09-03 [CESI]

Mine explosion kills at least 1, leaves 10 missing 2018-12-21 [97.3]

Finance workers reach new sectoral bargaining agreement, end strike alert 2018-10-26 [UNI Global Union]

Skoda workers prepare to strike 2018-03-02 [World Socialist Web Site]

Czech Republic VW seeks to curb competition from Skoda - sources 2017-10-05 [RTÉ]

State workers threaten strike over wages as vote nears 2017-09-07 [Reuters]

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