The progressive decline of the influence of Romanian trade unions has not not caused by the economic crisis but is rather the result of the increasing entanglement of the unions' leadership with the political class. Matters have been made worse by a waning belief in the importance of trade union membership and a loss of confidence in the probity of their leaders.
In spite of the extremely tough austerity measures imposed by the Romanian government – a 25 percent cut in all salaries in t...
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