Trade union

Lithuania's ruling parties have agreed on a three-year plan for incrementally raising teachers' wages as unions continue to strike.

Teachers' strike is to continue as unions say the government has failed to present an offer that would meet their demands. At least 70 education institutions plan to strike until the Lithuanian parliament convenes for its spring session in March.

Lithuania's Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with representatives of teachers' unions on Friday, urging them to postpone a planned strike for a few months. However, unions say they will go on with the plan to hold a strike on Monday.

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has promised to personally meet with teachers’ union representatives who are planning to start an open-ended strike today, after statements by the vice-chancellor of the government claiming the strike action may be illegal deepened the crisis.

Around one thousand people attended a rally outside the parliament in central Vilnius on Thursday, protesting against the government's planned liberalization of the Labour Code. Rally organizers say the reform will reduce certain guarantees for workers.

On Thursday, 10 September, Lithuania's trade unions are organising the largest rally since the 2008 financial crisis. The event is to take place outside the Lithuanian Parliament in Vilnius. Approximately 2,000 people will protest against the planned labour code reforms, the so-called new social mod...

Five representatives of Lithuanian trade unions attended a training in Moscow for over a week, with participation of one covered by the Utena district municipality.

The Lithuanian government on Tuesday endorsed a new social model aimed at liberalizing labour relations and revamping the Sodra pension system. The package of draft laws will soon be sent to the parliament for approval.

The teachers' strike planned in Lithuania this week will include at least 107 educational institutions, with teachers refusing to teach students for the first two periods in schools, pre-school teachers refusing to accept children for two hours and teachers of non-formal institutions refusing to wor...

Bus and trolleybus drivers of Vilnius had threatened with a strike, but pushed back plans for collective action after receiving guarantees that salaries would be paid on time. However, they say that if the promises are broken, public transport will be halted in the Lithuanian capital.

Lithuanian teachers are going to hold a protest rally outside the Ministry of Education and Science on 28 October.

The number of members of political parties in Lithuania has increased in 2013, while membership in trade unions has gone down, shows statistical data published on Friday.

Trade unions of Lithuania have pledged to initiate an all-European campaign to collect humanitarian aid for Ukrainian civilians affected by the war.

After a dispute between the joint representation of Lithuania's education trade unions and the Ministry of Education and Science turned to a deadlock, there is still another chance to find a peaceful solution. Minister of Education Dainius Pavalkis agreed to settle the disagreement through a concili...

The Joint Representation of Lithuania's Education Trade Unions, representing five teachers' unions, on Thursday endorsed an action plan stipulating preparations for an industrial action.

The management of Orlen Lietuva (Orlen Lithuania) and the oil company's trade union on Friday reached an agreement on the key items of the collective agreement, which will stipulate that workers of the oil refinery will be rewarded for performance, but the incentives will also be tied to the perform...