Care workers at a Budapest daycare institution for elderly and disabled people have won a remarkable 20 per cent pay increase in a single year, a major victory achieved through strategic organizing and determined collective action, the Union of Social Care Workers (SZ\u00c1D) announced last week.<\/p>\r\n
The wage hike directly benefits 120 workers at the care institution, but its impact extends further, as all care and nursery workers\u2014around 500 employees\u2014employed by the local government will also see their pay rise.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n
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\u201cThis is an extraordinary victory. These care workers, facing incredibly tough economic conditions and operating under a government hostile to unions, have proven that when workers organize and take action, they can win\u2014no matter the odds<\/em>,\u201d said the Alan Sable, Head of Care for UNI Global Union<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n Hungary\u2019s political climate has grown increasingly authoritarian, with the government implementing anti-union policies and restricting workers\u2019 rights. Despite these challenges, the care home union pushed forward, utilizing creative and strategic collective action to strengthen its demands. Their success stands as a powerful example for workers everywhere, proving that courage and unity can lead to real change.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n \u201cWe proved that there is strength in unity, that the trade union has the right to exist<\/em>,\u201d said Katalin Papp-Geier, a leading member of the SZ\u00c1D branch<\/strong>, which led the negotiations.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n A 20% pay rise in just one year is a phenomenal achievement in any context. In Hungary\u2019s current socio-economic and political landscape, it is nothing short of groundbreaking. This win not only improves conditions for care workers in Budapest\u2019s 11th district but also sends a clear message: even in the face of adversity, workers who organize and fight back can achieve the impossible.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Care workers at a Budapest daycare institution for elderly and disabled people have won a remarkable 20 per cent pay increase in a single year, a major victory achieved through strategic organizing and determined collective action, the Union of Social Care Workers (SZ\u00c1D) announced last week. The wage hike directly benefits 120 workers at the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":27296,"template":"","categories":[41],"global-issues":[],"sectors":[36],"cross-sector-groups":[],"workers-rights":[],"regions":[84],"topics":[],"class_list":["post-27294","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","sectors-care","regions-uni-europa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n