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Un articolo di phastidio commenta il disegno di legge presentato oggi in Germania sulla rappresentanza sindacale, pensata appositamente per evitare il potere dei piccoli sindacati (dopo che l’anno scorso la Germania ha visto molti scioperi). La Linke è fortemente contraria a questo disegno, che intaccherebbe la libertà di associazione, mentre i sindacati confederati sono divisi.

Come spiega il sito dell’International Labour Organization non c’è una vera e propria legge sui sindacati in Germania («even though trade unions are generally defined as associations with no legal capacity, they are legally entitled to collectively bargain as well as to take legal action or to be taken to court (sec. 2 para 1 Act on Collective Agreements and sec. 10 Labour Court Act») e la maggior parte delle negoziazioni si hanno nell’industria:

On 19 March 2001, the world’s largest industry-based federation, the German Unified Services Union “ver.di” was founded. It unifies three million members and is a merger of five trade unions: the German Union for Salaried Employees (DAG), the German Post and Telecom Trade Union for Public Services (DPG), the Trade Union for Commerce, Banking and Insurance (HBV), the Trade Union for Public Services, Transport and Traffic (ÖTV) and the Industry Trade Union for Media, Printing and Paper, Journalism and Arts (IGMedien). Ver.di is, together with seven other industry based federations, e.g. the Metalworkers Union (IGMetall), a member of the German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB). The DGB is the most important central confederation. Trade unions of the public service and privatized service sector mostly join the German Civil Service Federation (DBB), a much smaller umbrella organization.

 

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