content tagged with collective bargaining

Union secures up to 95 percent raise for DHL workers

Union secures up to 95 percent raise for DHL workers

"Despite the unfair competition of non-union logistic and cargo firms that make workers work 10-12 hours a day, we have signed a successful collective agreement," the TÜMTİS union has stated.

25 February 2022

Unions sign collective labor agreement, metal workers halt work in protest

MERSİN

Unions sign collective labor agreement, metal workers halt work in protest

835 workers of Çimsataş metal factory in Mersin have halted work in protest after the unions of workers and employers signed a collective labor agreement.

13 January 2022

BBC Turkish goes on strike on January 14

BBC Turkish goes on strike on January 14

As the collective bargaining between the BBC Turkish and the Journalists’ Union of Turkey (TGS) has ended in a deadlock, the journalists will go on strike on January 14. The decision was announced in early December 2021.

13 January 2022

Collective bargaining | Metal workers, employers’ union reach an agreement

Collective bargaining | Metal workers, employers’ union reach an agreement

According to the collective labor agreement signed by metal workers' and employers’ unions, workers’ wages will be increased by 27.44 percent in the first 6 months.

12 January 2022

Collective bargaining cannot begin at Cumhuriyet newspaper

Collective bargaining cannot begin at Cumhuriyet newspaper

Shortly after Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Aykut Küçükkaya resigned amid “pressures to force the editorial staff to resign from the TGS”, the union has announced that the newspaper refused to start the collective bargaining.

Union’s central office signs labor contract, strike ends in Maltepe

Union’s central office signs labor contract, strike ends in Maltepe

On the sixth day of municipal workers’ strike in İstanbul’s Maltepe, the head office of the Public Services Employees Union of Turkey has signed the collective labor agreement. The strike has officially ended amid workers’ protests against the head office.

Municipal workers of İstanbul’s Beşiktaş to go on strike as well

Municipal workers of İstanbul’s Beşiktaş to go on strike as well

As no agreement has been reached in the collective bargaining, the Public Services Employees Union of Turkey (Genel-İş) has put a sign of strike on the Beşiktaş Municipality in İstanbul. The strike will begin on March 15 if the deadlock continues.

26 February 2021

Workers of İstanbul’s Maltepe Municipality go on strike

Workers of İstanbul’s Maltepe Municipality go on strike

After Kadıköy Municipality, the workers of Maltepe Municipality in İstanbul have gone on strike as the parties could not reach an agreement during collective bargaining.

23 February 2021

Union signs the labor contract, municipal workers strike further

KADIKÖY

Union signs the labor contract, municipal workers strike further

On the third day of strike at İstanbul’s Kadıköy Municipality, the Public Services Employees Union of Turkey (Genel-İş) has signed the collective labor agreement with the municipality. Workers have not recognized the decision and decided to strike further.

18 February 2021

Collective bargaining ends in a deadlock, municipal workers go on strike

Collective bargaining ends in a deadlock, municipal workers go on strike

The workers of İstanbul’s Kadıköy Municipality have gone on strike as of midnight. If a similar deadlock is reached in the collective bargaining at Ataşehir and Kartal Municipalities in İstanbul, they will also stage a strike.

16 February 2021 Hikmet Adal

"New Civil Servants Law is a Step Backwards"

"New Civil Servants Law is a Step Backwards"

According to the draft law on Public Servants' Trade Unions, one single and general contract will be signed on behalf of all civil servants. Confederations criticize that this will result in a retrogressive development regarding acquired rights.

13 January 2012 Nilay Vardar

United Metal Workers Union on Strike

United Metal Workers Union on Strike

"This workplace is on strike" said 600 workers in Eskişehir who kicked off a series of strikes organized by the United Metal Workers Union, the first such action of the union in 21 years. 15,000 workers are going on strike against flexible employment and low wages.

Public Workers Protest Government Proposal on Wages

Türk-İş leaves the negotiations as chair Kumlu states that government's proposal is far from meeting their demands. Workers are due to stop work on 7 July.