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Union threatens legal action against Swissair

This content was published on Feb 1, 2000 The union representing the service sector, unia, has threatened legal action against the national carrier Swissair for alleged discrimination against some 800 part-time flight attendants, most of them women. At a news conference in Berne, unia said that part-time flight attendants were paid up to 40 per cent less than their full-time colleagues who had…

Trade unions raise stakes in battle with employers

This content was published on Jan 26, 2000 Trade unions in Switzerland are refusing to resume negotiations on a pay dispute with employers in the construction industry, after the employers rejected a compromise reached last year. The unions said they would organise strikes in April, if their demands were not met by then. Vasco Pedrina, the president of the Industry and Construction union,…

Hidden cost of inequality in the workplace

This content was published on Jan 25, 2000 The introduction of performance-related pay is in danger of widening discrimination between men and women at the workplace, according to the Office for Equal Opportunities. In an effort to prevent this happening, the office has published a manual for bosses conducting assessment interviews. The manual is based on research conducted by Professor Christof Baisch, which…

Swiss railways joins chorus of discontent with Adtranz

This content was published on Jan 23, 2000 The Swiss Federal Railways have expressed concern at Adtranz’s failure to meet a commitment to supply 24 new tilting trains. Eight of the trains should already have been delivered, but trials with the second unit have only just begun. In a television interview, Adtranz spokesman Werner Bohli blamed the delays on “unfortunate circumstances”, including problems…

Workers keep up pressure on Adtranz

This content was published on Jan 19, 2000 Trade unions and workers representatives say they plan to press on with their campaign to save two Swiss plants which the German rail company, Adtranz, intends to close. 750 jobs are under threat at the plants in Pratteln near Basel, and Zurich-Oerlikon. Toni Patscheider, a member of the workers council at Adtranz Switzerland, was disappointed…

Construction industry turns down deal with unions

This content was published on Jan 19, 2000 Employers in the Swiss construction industry have turned down a compromise salary deal worked out after months of painstaking negotiations with the unions. The move could lead to an escalation of unrest in the industry. At an extraordinary meeting, the Swiss Master Builders’ Association put a new proposal on the table, namely a general salary…

Trade unions for more jobs, better wages

This content was published on Jan 13, 2000 Swiss trade unions are pressing for more jobs, higher wages and further reforms to the old-age pension scheme. At its annual news conference in the capital, Berne, the Trade Union Federation said these were its main targets for the year 2000. The federation’s chief economist, Serge Gaillard, said despite the fall in unemployment to 2.1…

German rail group under fire over job cuts in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 23, 1999

Wage dispute in construction industry close to settlement

This content was published on Dec 21, 1999 After six months of warning strikes and street protests by construction industry workers, the threat of an all-out strike appears to have been averted after employers and union representatives reached agreement on a new general contract. Members of the two major construction industry unions GBI and Syna are expected to pass their verdict by Thursday,…

Government delays pension fund reform issue

This content was published on Nov 24, 1999

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