🇷🇴 Romanian journalist, bylines in @jacobin, @ajenglish, @thenation. 🧪Research for @cartelalfa 🐻❄️ @bowdoincollege alumn
Oct 19, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
In 2003, Romania passes a new Labour Code replacing the one from communist times (1972). The unions were so strong that they came together and pressured the government to pass it without even going for a vote in Parliament. #Union#laborhistory
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The business groups were angry, of course, but given how limited their influence was, since tripartism was so new, they had no power.
Also Romania was preparing to join the European Union and changing the Labour Code was necessary.
Oct 18, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
In the 1990s, Romanian unions knew no limits, fought against one another, mobilized masses against the government. The unions gave the Prime Minister, Ciorbea in 1996. Then they pushed him down. #laborhistory@ituc@etuc_ces
In 1990, the PM Petre Roman tries to issue a moratorium on strikes, saying that we must stabilize the economy. The workers go on strike, even if their unions approve or not.
Those were not easy strikes, but full on assault on company HQs.
