European Union: What’s happening to collective bargaining?

Collective bargaining during the crisis has largely been suspended, although trade unions have been actively involved with some governments, like Sweden, in the formation of national initiatives to deal with the crisis, and also more piecemeal agreements to cover sectoral issues – such as IG Metall’s deal with employers in the German State of North Rhine Westphalia providing extra vacation days if employees have young children …

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