COLLECTIVE BARGAINING REPORT
March 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLCOLLECTIVE bargaining remains dominant for settling pay and working time conditions in European workplaces, covering around two-thirds of workers in the European Union (EU). This contrasts with one-fifth of the Japanese workers and only one-eighth of American workers, said a report from the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. It showed the proportion of citizens being union members fell in Japan from 20.2% in 2002 to 19.6% in 2003, a 28-year downward trend and in 2004, US union membership slipped to 12.5% of ...
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