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EU trade unions are worried about their right to strike (Photo: CGTP-IN)

Trade unions urge legal boost to right to strike in Europe

Europe's trade unions have demanded a legal boost to their right to strike following recent EU court judgements with implications for workers rights across the Union.

They warn that if their fears that free market principles will take priority over Europe's social protection laws are not allayed then ratification of the EU's Lisbon Treaty – currently ongoing across the bloc - may be jeopardised.

"We have been told that our right to strike is fundamental but not as fundamental as f...

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EU trade unions are worried about their right to strike (Photo: CGTP-IN)

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