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European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), July 5, 2022ECtHR 5 July 2022, app. no. 815/18 (Association of Civil Servants and Union for Collective Bargaining v. Germany), Unions, Collective Agreements
Association of Civil Servants and Union for Collective Bargaining – v – Germany
Summary
It can be within the State’s margin of appreciation to adopt legislation which renders conflicting collective agreements concluded by minority trade unions inapplicable. The ECtHR’s summary is available here.
Decision
The Court
- Decides, unanimously, to join the applications;
- Declares, unanimously, the applications admissible;
- Holds, by five votes to two, that there has been no violation of Article 11 of the Convention.