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when you think @Electrolux you probably think nice corporation of a nice social democratic model. Well, you're wrong.
for the past few months, Electrolux has been engaged in a vicious labour dispute with Romanian workers, who complain about low wages, 5 minute toilet breaks (!) and bullying against strikers
Electrolux tried every trick in the book to break strikers, but failed. Yesterday they announced an agreement, but it turned out to be a Trojan horse - company made wage increases offer conditional on a new collective wage contract that has not been negotiated with the union.
so Romanian workers, now 10 weeks into the strike, have had no chance but to say no. And 10 weeks is a long time for someone on 400 euro a month after 30 years of work.
and @Electrolux has benefitted from Romania 'social democrats' fiscal model, a Sheriff of Notthingham approach that heavily taxes labour to subsidise fiscal gifts to multinational capital. Romanian workers on minimum wage pay 41% in taxes, whereas capital pays flat 16% rate. 
