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John Fielding,
CEO
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Trade unions across Europe have won changes to the law giving workers more rights to be consulted about a number of decisions affecting their employment.
Trade unions - the traditional opponents of shareholders in a battle to divide the fruits of company income - have acknowledged the change.
Such construction trades unions have been strong promoters of incinerators and other environmentally harmful projects, which nonetheless create work for their members.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Therefore trade unions are now waiting for the Commission to put forward proposals for the application of the Working Time Directive to offshore oil and gas workers.
Trade unions, particularly those in the public sector tried, without success, to force government to rescind the wage freeze announced in the budget.
The trade unions in particular have been pressing for a higher level for the minimum, an explicit procedure for updating the rate annually, and a reduction in the adult age to 21.
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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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Trade unions or trade unions and federations of trade unions are authorized to conclude agreements relating to mutual support.
Trade unions can enforce demands for higher wages, better conditions etc against the united will of the capitalists by the threat of strike action, if the conditions are favourable.
People are entitled to found trade unions and federations of trade unions for the purpose of working jointly for the interests of the working class and wage earners in general.
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Craig Leveaux,
Blogger
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Some trade unions catered for women, but the wage rates for women were very much lower than those paid to men.
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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Trade unions oppose all forms of discrimination and actively promote the rights of people with disabilities.
If you are a member of one of the affiliated trade unions you should approach your union about getting involved as one of their representatives in ALP forums.
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