Translation of "Avoir le droit de déclencher la grève " (French → English) :

The union used its right to go on strike.

6. Demands an unconditional immediate release of all political prisoners; reiterates that there cannot be any progress on EU-Belarus dialogue without progress of Belarus towards democracy, human rights and rule of law and until all political prisoners, among others, Ales Bialiatski, Chair of the Human Rights Centre ‘Viasna’ and Vice-President of FIDH, two ex-presidential candidates Mikalai Statkevich and Andrei Sannikau, heads of presidential campaigns of democratic opposition candidates Pavel Seviarynets and Dzmitry Bandarenka as well as Syarhey Kavalenka, political prisoner detained for alleged breach of the house arrest, who has been ...[+++] on a prolonged hunger strike, which has led to a critical deterioration of his health and directly threatens his life, are unconditionally released and their civil rights are fully rehabilitated;

Taking into account the Court's rulings, workers and employers will continue to have the right to take action to defend their interests, including sympathetic strike actions on the workers' side.

Here comes the first question, Mr President of the Commission: does the Commission take the view that trade unions – those in Sweden, for example – have the right to campaign in defence of collective agreements, which may involve them taking strike action?

This right to be informed would seem to have been violated during the general strike in June 2002 in Spain.

If the argument of the government is that, for security reasons in our correctional system, in the penitentiaries and other facilities, we must maintain these essential services, then we must examine very carefully whether any of the workers who are being denied their legal right to strike - a decision which they have yet to make - are in the category of essential services.