On Friday, during the speeches preceding the demonstration, the leaders of the FGTB/ABVV, Selena Carbonero Fernandez and Bert Engelaar, reiterated their threat of a general strike during the week of November 23. #GrèveNationale #ServicesPublics #CentraleCGSP (translated)
On Friday, during the speeches preceding the demonstration, the leaders of the FGTB/ABVV, Selena Carbonero Fernandez and Bert Engelaar, reiterated their threat of a general strike during the week of November 23. #GrèveNationale #ServicesPublics #CentraleCGSP (translated)
We did not expect it, but it is still an unparalleled success for a warning action. The "warning" demonstration gathered 50,000 people, according to the president of the FGTB, Bert Engelaar. #ManifestationBruxelles #Inégalités #Syndicats (translated)
In Brussels, nearly 50,000 demonstrators, including many young people, have united to protest against a tomorrow that instills fear, out of concern for, among other things, education. #Bruxelles #Manifestation #FGTB (translated)
The demonstration organized by the FGTB on October 9 has officially ended, but there were still disturbances in some areas of Brussels, with confrontations between youths and the police. #Manifestation #FGTB #Bruxelles (translated)
We did not expect it, but it is still an unequaled success for a warning action. The "warning" demonstration organized on Friday in Brussels brought together 50,000 people, said the president of the FGTB, Bert Engelaar, upon the arrival of the procession from Brussels Central station to Brussels-Midi station. #manifestation #FGTB #Bruxelles (translated)
The national demonstration on October 9 in Brussels reportedly attracted 50,000 protesters according to the FGTB, which called it an unprecedented success, despite the police recording only 30,000 attendees, and the event was marked by confrontations between young demonstrators and the police. #manifestation #FGTB #Bruxelles (translated)
"Today, they would like us to give up protesting because they do not take responsibility for the consequences of their social destruction. Well, comrades, look around you. We are here," exclaimed the general secretary, Selena Carbonero Fernandez. #GrèveGénérale #FGTB #Indexation (translated)
The index is to whom? To us! The pensions are to whom? To us! The index is to whom? To us! The pensions are to whom? To us! proclaimed President Bert Engelaar. #GrèveGénérale #FGTB #Indexation (translated)
The FGTB union has announced it will organize a general strike in the week of November 23 if the government adjusts the automatic indexing of wages and raises VAT, during a national demonstration in Brussels on October 9. #GrèveGénérale #FGTB #Indexation (translated)
The national demonstration on October 9, organized by the trade unions FGTB and CSC, led to serious disruptions in waste collection in the Brussels region, with up to 98% of waste bags not being collected in some municipalities. #GrèveBruxelles #CollecteDesDéchets #Perturbations (translated)
The first group of protesters from the FGTB arrived in silence at the South Station around 11:40 for a national demonstration against the socio-economic policy of the federal government, followed by a second group from the CSC. #Manifestation #FGTB #Syndicats (translated)
The FGTB remains committed to its demonstration despite the call from Georges-Louis Bouchez to postpone it, with the message that no one will silence us. #FGTB #Mobilisation #PolitiqueBelge (translated)
On Friday, the trade unions CSC and FGTB are organizing a national demonstration in Brussels as a first warning to the Flemish government Arizona, ahead of a scheduled public sector strike on Monday and amid strong protests in French-speaking education. #Manifestation #Syndicats #Bruxelles (translated)
The FGTB and CSC are organizing a national demonstration in Brussels on Friday, October 9, while a strike on October 12 will disrupt rail transport, with a significant impact on public transport, airports, and recycling centers. #Manifestation #Grève #TransportsPublics (translated)
It is possible to get the money elsewhere. #FGTB #manifestation #budgetsociétés (translated)
Bert Engelaar, president of the FGTB, states in his first interview that it is possible to find alternatives to finance Belgium's budget, while emphasizing that the socialist union also has constructive proposals. #FGTB #manifestation #budgetsociétés (translated)
Belgian unions, including the FGTB, CSC, and CGSP, are mobilizing their members this Friday and Monday to protest against the new government austerity measures, leading to disruptions in public transport and strike actions, while warning that budgetary decisions could lead to a general strike in November. #MobilisationSyndicale #Grève #ServicesPublics (translated)
About 40% of De Lijn buses and trams will not run on Friday due to strikes organized by the CSC and FGTB unions to protest against the measures of the federal government, with an alternative service planned. #DeLijn #grève #transportsencommun (translated)
Around 140 flights will be canceled on Friday at Brussels Airport due to the national protest organized by the FGTB and CSC against the measures of the federal government. #BrusselsAirport #VolsAnnulés #Manifestation (translated)
