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The socialist union FGTB has announced a new national strike in Belgium on 24 June, reports Le Soir. The union had indicated a few days ago that there were plans for a strike.
Just a week after Brussels Airport reopened following the terror attacks on 22 March, air traffic on Wednesday came to a near standstill after a spontaneous action by air traffic controllers, writ
Some members of the military are growing increasingly disgruntled since the terrorist threat level was raised across Belgium, requiring the soldiers to patrol the streets and remain on high
Brussels public transportation network STIB expects Wednesday's national demonstration to block access to Central Station, especially between 12.00 and 17.00.
Unions representing the staff of the Flemish public broadcaster VRT have threatened to shut down all services next Tuesday if a planned meeting of the board on Monday approves the restructur
Fedasil, the federal agency for the support of asylum-seekers, is hiring 130 new staff “as quickly as possible” to help cope with the stream of new asylum-seekers, a spokesperson said.
As the country’s agricultural sector prepares for its annual fair, the farmers’ union has issued a cry for help.
Unions at Alken-Maes, Belgium’s second-largest brewery, have complained of a “reign of terror” being waged by management in negotiations over working conditions and threatened possible industrial
The federal committee of the socialist trade union ABVV have voted not to strike again on 12 May. The committee’s vote means the decision need no longer go to a vote of the membership.
