Greek and French Labor Laws

French trade unions are the weakest in terms of membership in the entire Europe. Generally trade unions are divided confederations; there is rivalry between the confederations since they compete for the same membership (Linda 1995)

The Greek government has a right to organize the economy at the interest of the Greek people, and in that regard their decisions cannot harm the basic government economic plan. The Greek government is heavily involved in their economic planning. In Greece the law permits unions to hold a strike. There is a board that deals with collective labor agreements, that is the Organization of Mediation and Arbitration Board. The board deals with any discrepancies. The board is made up of 11 members six of whom are elected by workers and employers, two from academic institutions, one specializing in labor relations, one representative from the Ministry of Employment and one...
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