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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9562
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice

Collective trade union action which hampers freedom of establishment is only lawful if it is not excessive and if it is aimed at worker protection

Luxembourg, 11/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 11 December, the Court of Justice of the European Communities ruled that collective action may be lawful if it proves to be the best way to protect the employment conditions of workers, even though such action may impede an employer's freedom of establishment. In the case in question, it is up to the British Court of Appeal to assess trade union action by the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) to ensure that such action is not...

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