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It's taken nearly a month, but today the Independent Luxembourg Trade Union Confederation (OGBL) came to an agreement with management at Ampacet, ending the historic 25-day strike at the factory.
The old collective labour agreement has been reinstated, as well as a reevaluation of wages and a one-time payment of €600.
Since the start of the strike on 27 November, Ampacet Luxembourg workers, rallying in front of the factory entrance in Dudelange, have consistently emphasised their commitment to staying on strike until a satisfactory resolution would be reached.
In a press release, the union thanked supporters for the long strike. In the end, €85,000 were paid out from the strike treasury to employees.
The OGBL criticises the government for its "passive" actions over the last weeks.
In a meeting on Tuesday, Minister of Labour Georges Mischo had made a list of everything he as well as Minister of the Economy Lex Delles had done to resolve the situation, in a bid to disperse any "rumours" that "nothing had been done."
The Minister stated that he reached out to the OGBL "on the second day of strike." On 6 December, Mischo claims to have written a letter to "both social partners."
The longest strike in Luxembourg history was the tiler's strike in 1995, which lasted for 28 days.
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