Protocol to the Lisbon Treaty
Speech about Jens-Peter’s proposed protocol before the summit in Brussels March 13-14.
Mr. President,
Together with my Irish colleague, Kathy Sinnott, I have sent a proposal for a new protocol to be amended to the Lisbon treaty before its final approval.
It will outlaw a revolutionary decision by the European Court from 18 December last year.
A Latvian company wanted to build a school in Sweden with Latvian workers being paid much less than Swedish workers for similar jobs.
Swedish trade unions established a blockade. This action has now been deemed illegal by the European Court. They will only allow the treaty principle on free movement of commodities and services to be moderated with the other fundamental principle of the right to strike if there is a risk for public security, order or health.
A normal salary does not count.
Collective bargaining does not count.
The Scandinavian flexicurity model with voluntary cooperation between trade unions and employers can be scrapped.
Foreign workers in foreign companies in Ireland may now work for the Irish minimum salary at 9 € an hour. It is illegal for Irish trade unions to act against this Court accepted minimum salary.
Mr. President
This Court verdict is a disaster and must be annulled by a new wording in the treaties or a legally binding protocol.
At my website you can see our proposal and I urge the Slovenian presidency to raise the question in the summit.
Thank You, Mr President
