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UNI Europa is standing in solidarity with workers at the European Central Bank (ECB) who have started a warning strike to protest bank management’s refusal to recognise the right of staff to collectively bargain.



UNI Europa’s Executive Committee and the European Trade Union Confederation have issued a statement of support for the workers, who belong to the International and European Public Services Organisation (IPSO).



The ETUC and UNI Europa are calling on the ECB to enter meaningful negotiations immediately on a framework agreement with IPSO that ensures the right to collective bargaining on conditions of employment, ECB staff rules and related labour law and industrial relations’ issues.



“The right to collective bargaining is one of the core labour standards recognised by virtually every democratic state, the United Nations and the European Union,” the statement says. “After more than 10 years, it is high-time that the ECB adheres to this basic human right too and engages in constructive and comprehensive dialogue, including collective bargaining with IPSO.”



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