Striking workers could soon get unemployment benefits under bill House approved

Striking workers could soon get unemployment benefits under bill House approved

The idea of going on strike was scary for Pearl Johnson, a room attendant at a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. Even still, she and her colleagues knew that’s what they needed to do to bargain for a better wage. Johnson and her co-workers went on strike last fall in a push to secure higher pay amid rising inflation. Then, two days before the strike, her significant other lost his job. “And I was ...

CPAS social welfare organisations on strike over cuts to unemployment benefit

Workers at Belgium's social welfare organisations (CPAS) held a strike on Thursday to denounce the reform of long-term unemployment benefits and a general lack of resources in the social sector. Picket lines and leafleting began at 7.30 and a march was held in Brussels, resulting in several centres...