Collective bargaining over labour conditions between unions and employers is a key labour market institution in democratic societies, guaranteed by international and national law. Its coverage, organization and impact have varied over time and across cou
Both the international dimension of MNEs and the EU initiatives such as the institution of the European Works Council (EWC) as well as the practice of opting out from national/sector collective bargaining in favor of company-wide agreements European Foundation (2009) have a substantial impact on ...
Industry participants said that the aim is to establish the council in two years' time. The effort was also reportedly prompted by the disastrous wage dispute at Lonmin's platinum mine in Marikana in mid-August 2012, which led to the death of 44 miners.Markram...
Railroad CSX last week announced agreements with TCU, BRC, SMART-TD, BMWED, the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM), the American Railway and Airway Supervisors Association (ARASA) and the B&O Joint Council (BOJC). CSX has now...
ThisAgreementisbetweenDistrictCouncil711,InternationalUnionofPaintersand AlliedTrades,GlaziersLocalUnion1009,hereinafterreferredtoasthe“Union”andNewJersey GlassandMetalContractorsAssociation,hereinafterreferredtoasthe“Association”. ARTICLE1 MUTUALRECOGNITIONANDRELATIONSHIP 1.1TheAssociationherebyrecognizesPaintersDistrictCounc...
The past several decades have seen China undergo a rapid urbanization process. During periods of economic prosperity, cities expropriate outlying lands, often villages, for economic development with the support of various local and national government programs designed to encourage urban expansion. However...