The OGBL did not sign the agreement, arguing that it represents a “manipulation of the index”. Their primary objections focused on the eight-month delay of indexation until April 2023, which the union warned could form a dangerous precedent and potentially see indexation definitively lost if inflation continues at such high levels.
The trade union has already staged smaller protests throughout the week, for instance in front of the Ministry of the Economy on Thursday morning and in front of the company owned by Michel Reckinger, the President of the Luxembourg Employers’ Association (UEL), in the industrial zone in Sanem.
Reckinger has criticised the protest in front of his company as “inappropriate”, stating that the OGBL should have protested in front of the UEL headquarters instead. According to Reckinger, this is “a good example of the current state of the social dialogue in Luxembourg”.
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