unions

Talks Btw Romanian Labor Min, Unionists Fail; Protests To Go On

17:33, 17 Sept. 2010
Talks held Friday between representatives of Romanian union confederations and Labor Minister Ioan Botis have failed, with unionists saying they will continue protests, as no concrete decision regarding their demands was made.

Over 20,000 Unionists To Rally In Bucharest On Sept 22

16:35, 13 Sept. 2010
Over 20,000 unionists affiliated with Romanian union federation CNSLR-Fratia will take part in a rally in capital Bucharest Wednesday, September 22, in protest to public sector wage cuts and harsh austerity measures, union leader Marius Petcu said Monday.

Over 150 Unionists Picket Romanian Health Ministry

14:47, 09 Sept. 2010
Over 150 members of the Romanian “Sanitas” Federation of healthcare unions are picketing the Health Ministry’s headquarters Thursday over wage cuts and vow to continue protests the entire month.

Over 100,000 Unionists Plan To Sue Education Ministry Over 25% Cut In Vacation Bonuses

16:28, 03 Sept. 2010
Over 100,000 unionists with the Romanian Federation of Free Unions in Education (FSLI), which mainly represents teaching staff, plan to sue the Education Ministry, disgruntled with a 25% cut in vacation bonuses, the federation said in a press release Friday.

Romanian Unions To Rally On Oct 7 Over Public Sector Wage Law

13:28, 31 Aug. 2010
Romanian unionists will rally in capital Bucharest on October 7, the World Day for Decent Work, angered by the country’s unitary wage law regulating wages across the public sector, which lowers salaries of all public sector workers as of next year.

Romanian Public Sector Unitary Wage Law To Be Revised – Unions

16:50, 20 Aug. 2010
Romania’s public sector wage law will be revised in its entirety and will no longer be based on 2009’s salaries, but on those of 2010, reduced through the austerity measures, and a new law will be issued every year to set the new wage level, said unionists after talks with Prime Minister Emil Boc.

Romanian Transp Minister, Railway Unionists To Discuss Spending Cut Programs Monday

16:03, 19 Aug. 2010
Romania’s Transport Minister Radu Berceanu will meet Monday with unionists in the railway sector to discuss programs aimed to cut spending at state-owned railway company CFR.

Romanian Unions File ILO Complaint Against Govt On 25% Cut In Public Sector Wages

11:13, 29 Iun. 2010
Romania’s union federation Cartel Alfa representing workers in public services, metallurgy, steel, transport and mining sectors filed a complaint with the International Labor Organization (ILO) against the Romanian Government for its measure to reduce public sector wages by 25%.

Hundreds Picket Romania’s Presidential Palace Over Austerity Measures

10:26, 25 Iun. 2010
Over 600 people are picketing the presidential palace in Bucharest Friday calling on the president not to endorse the Government’s austerity measures, which they say “sentence workers, children and pensioners to death by starvation.”

Thousands Of Romanian Unionists Rally In Support Of Opp No-Conf Motion Outside Parl HQ

11:07, 15 Iun. 2010
Thousands of Romanian unionists gathered Tuesday morning outside Parliament headquarters in capital Bucharest and started forming a human chain in the nearby park, in a show of support for the opposition’s no-confidence motion, which lawmakers put to the vote Tuesday.

Romanians Continue Demonstrations Against Austerity Measures Outside Parliament HQ

10:24, 09 Iun. 2010
About 300 unionists are picketing the Parliament building in Romania’s capital Bucharest for the third day in a row Wednesday, in protest to the Government’s austerity plan that cuts wages and pensions to keep the economy afloat.

Romanian Unionists Rally Outside Parliament HQ

14:15, 07 Iun. 2010
Some 500 Romanian unionists rally Monday outside Parliament headquarters, protesting pension and wage cuts and demanding lawmakers to support their voters by rejecting the Government’s austerity plan.

Romanian Union Federations To Protest Outside Parl HQ June 8-15

17:46, 03 Iun. 2010
Romanian union federations will stage a 3,000-person rally outside Parliament headquarters Monday and will go on a one-day full-blown strike the day the Government seeks a confidence vote for its austerity plan, union leaders said Thursday.

Romanian Education Unionists Call On Teachers, Students To Support May 31 Strike

14:48, 29 Mai 2010
Romania’s "Spiru Haret" education union federation calls on teachers to protest against the intolerable state of the education system, and asks students to recognize the “legitimate” nature of the protest, says a press release issued by the federation Saturday.

Bucharest Subway, Public Transport Unionists To Go On Solidarity Strike On June 1

11:37, 28 Mai 2010
Romanian subway and Bucharest public transport unionists will go on strike on June 1, between 4 a.m. and 4 p.m., in solidarity with other public sector employees, but may extend the strike indefinitely in protest to planned wage cuts, subway union leader Ioan Radoi announced Friday.

Romania’s High-School Graduation Exam To Be Attended By 77% Of Teachers – Education Min

18:34, 27 Mai 2010
Romania’s Education Minister Daniel Funeriu said Thursday that the written foreign language high-school graduation exam, scheduled to take place between May 31 and June 4 will go ahead as planned, since 77% of teachers will not go on strike.

Over 400,000 Education, Public Administration Employees Go On Strike Indefinitely On Monday

16:30, 26 Mai 2010
Over 400,000 Romanian employees in the education and the public administration sectors will go on full-blown strike indefinitely starting Monday over the Government’s austerity plan, and several other public sector unions announced they will join protests.

Romanian Unionists Announce Strike For May 31, Public Demonstrations As Of June 1

15:22, 26 Mai 2010
Romanian union federations have decided to go on strike indefinitely as of May 31, as well as hold rallies on June 1-4 and form a human chain around the Palace of Parliament, in protest to the Government’s austerity plan.

Dissatisfied Romanian Education Unionists To Boycott Graduation Exam

21:31, 25 Mai 2010
Romania’s education unionists decided Tuesday, after talks with Education Minister Daniel Funeriu, to go ahead with the May 31 strike, which will coincide with the written foreign language high school graduation exam, and called for an emergency meeting with Prime Minister Emil Boc.

Romanian Public Administration Unionists Mull Pushback Of May 31 Strike – Union Leader

15:23, 24 Mai 2010
Romania’s public administration unionists might not join the May 31 strike, as they might cease work but on the day the no-confidence motion is debated or the day the Government seeks a confidence vote in Parliament, “Sed Lex” union alliance leader Vasile Marica said Monday

Romania PM Says Govt, Unions Fail To Reach Common Ground, Talks Will Continue

18:06, 20 Mai 2010
Officials of Romanian Finance and Labor Ministries will continue talks with unionists until next Wednesday when the Government is set to approve Romania's letter of intent with the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday at the end of talks with unionists.

Romania PM: Govt Can Either Pay Reduced Wages, Pensions Or Stop Paying Them As of Dec

15:58, 20 Mai 2010
Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc said Thursday, before a meeting with unionists for talks on the recently announced spending cut measures, that the Government has two alternatives, namely, either to pay reduced salaries and pensions or no longer pay them as of December 2010.

Romanian Union Leaders Meet Fin Min Thursday To Discuss Spending Cuts

12:48, 20 Mai 2010
Leaders of Romania’s large union federations meet Thursday with Finance Minister Sebastian Vladescu to discuss spending cut measures included in Romania’s letter of intent with the International Monetary Fund.

Romanian Unions Rallying In Bucharest Threaten To Go On Full Strike As Of May 31

13:02, 19 Mai 2010
Romanian unionist threaten to go on full-blown strike as of May 31 and to gather again in Victoriei Square in downtown Bucharest, at the Government’s headquarters, unless the government gets their message and resigns.

Romanian Opp Social Democrats, Unions To Meet For Alternative Anti-Crisis Plan Thursday

19:01, 17 Mai 2010
Romania's opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) secretary general Liviu Dragnea said Monday, after a meeting with the leaders of the main union confederations, that their specialists will discuss alternative anti-crisis plans in a joint meeting on Thursday.

Romanian Unions, Employers Ask Govt To Change IMF Deal And Consider Their Proposals

16:42, 17 Mai 2010
Romanian union and employers’ representatives on Monday asked the Government to draft a new letter of intent to the loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund and include their proposals in the new letter, stressing they firmly disagree with the recently announced salary and pensions cuts.

Romanian Unionists Resume Daily Protests At Presidential Palace, Govt HQ

13:32, 17 Mai 2010
About one hundred unionists picketed the presidential palace in Bucharest Monday, the third day of protests after authorities announced drastic wage and pension cuts in a bid to move the country out of recession.

Romanian Unions Say IMF Deal Can Be Changed To Allow Only 10% Cut In Public Sector Wages

16:28, 13 Mai 2010
Unionists believe that Romania’s additional letter of intent to the standby agreement with the IMF can be modified so that pensions will not be slashed and the salaries of public sector employees can be cut only by 10% and only in 2010, not by 25% as announced recently.

Romanians Continue Protests, Call On President And Govt To Resign Over Austerity Plan

11:07, 13 Mai 2010
About 200 Romanian unionists are protesting Thursday outside the presidential palace in Bucharest and call on the president and government to resign because of the austerity plan authorities announced.

Romanian Union Leaders Say 25% Wage Cut For Employees Of State-Run Cos Is Illegal

19:43, 12 Mai 2010
Romanian union leaders on Wednesday said the 25% wage cut for employees in state-owned companies breaches collective labor contracts, stressing this will determine experts with these companies to resign and more people to rally in public protests.

Romanian Education Minister Invites Unions To Talks, Urges Teachers Not To Freeze School Year

16:39, 12 Mai 2010
Romanian education Minister Daniel Funeriu said Wednesday he is inviting unions in the education system to talks as of Thursday and called on teachers not to go on full-blown strike and freeze the school year, as they have planned.

Romanian Union Leader Announces Daily Protests, 40,000 To Rally On May 19

15:54, 10 Mai 2010
Romania’s Cartel Alfa union confederation head, Bogdan Hossu, said Monday that almost 1,000 people will protest daily outside the Government and the presidential palace in capital Bucharest and on May 19 there will be a 40,000-person rally in the city’s center.

Romanian Unions Push For Differentiated Wage Cuts; President Opts For Linear Cuts

18:18, 09 Mai 2010
Romania’s five union federation leaders said Sunday, after a meeting with President Traian Basescu, that they called for differentiated salary cuts in the public sector, whereas the head of state opted for linear salary cuts.

Romanian Union Leaders Say Spending Cut Measures Will Be Applied Until Dec 31, 2010

17:03, 09 Mai 2010
Romania’s five union federation leaders said Sunday, after a meeting with President Traian Basescu, that recent measures meant to cut budget spending in the public sector will be applied until December 31, 2010.

Romania’s Union Confederation Alliance Asks Unions To Not Quit Mediation Committees

13:37, 08 Mai 2010
The Romanian Alliance of Union Confederations asked the country’s large union federations not to withdraw from mediation committees, arguing such a move would only make things worse and show foreign partners that Romania is on the brink of social bankruptcy, which would also trigger economic bankruptcy.

Romanian President To Meet With Union Leaders Sunday

15:17, 07 Mai 2010
Romanian president Traian Basescu has invited the leaders of the country’s large union federations to talks at the presidential palace Sunday, after he announced drastic cuts in public sector wages and pensions.

Romanian Union Leaders Call For Talks With President, PM, Before Completion Of IMF Negotiations

14:02, 07 Mai 2010
Romania’s five union federation leaders said in an open letter Friday they want to have an emergency meeting with President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Emil Boc before the agreement with the International Monetary Fund is finalized.

Romanian Union Leaders Plan Ample Protests Over Country’s Austerity Plan

11:10, 07 Mai 2010
Romania’s five union federation leaders met Friday morning to schedule protests which will follow the decrease of pensions, wage funds, unemployment aid rates and subsidies announced by President Traian Basescu Thursday.

Romanian President Calls On Unions, Public Sector Employers To Decide Layoffs

21:29, 06 Mai 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Thursday, after meetings with International Monetary Fund representatives, that unions and public sector institution heads must decide who will be laid off by the end of the year.

Romanian Unions Push For Differentiated VAT In Talks With IMF

12:35, 04 Mai 2010
Romanian union leader Bogdan Hossu, head of national union federation Cartel Alfa, said Tuesday after a meeting with International Monetary Fund experts that Romanian unions think the country’s tax policy is inadequate and would prefer differentiated taxation, especially for VAT.