If we are to believe some of the comments on the results of the social elections – and especially the graphic presentation of them – a so-called union of “neutrals” won the elections. But to say that this happened is totally absurd.

The “neutrals” are anything but a coherent entity or a homogeneous bloc. In fact, these lists of non-union candidates reflect quite heterogeneous realities:

• pro-employer lists
• workers who, in the absence of other candidates, are nominated by the employer as delegates
• lists that, especially in sectors with a weak union presence, defend workers without being affiliated to a union
• union members who are afraid to identify themselves as such

To speak of “neutral” lists as belonging to a homogeneous bloc is in fact to give an artificial identity to a collection of thousands of isolated, unrelated candidates or lists. There is no bloc of “neutrals” alongside the various union blocs, only a multitude of small, fragmented entities.

Moreover, the non-union delegates are mainly found in small companies. In companies with more than 100 employees (subject to proportional representation), the OGBL alone has more elected delegates than all the “neutral” lists put together. However, the total number of workers in companies with more than 100 employees is obviously much higher than the number of workers in smaller companies.

The Fédération des artisans (craftsmen’s federation) is now exploiting this misrepresentation to claim that nationally representative unions are a “marginal phenomenon” with no real presence in the workplace. And to call for legislative reforms to “take into account” this allegedly diminished weight of the unions.

What the Fédération des Artisans wants is to be able to negotiate collective agreements with “neutral” delegations, delegations that have no union support, no financial resources, no independence from their employer, little or no training in their role as delegates, etc. Worsening the working and wage conditions of hundreds of thousands of employees in Luxembourg is the sole objective of the Fédération des Artisans.

It is clear that the OGBL and its thousands of newly elected delegates will use every means to oppose any project in this direction, a project which would in any case be contrary to the new European directive on the social minimum wage – a directive which clearly defines that collective bargaining is to be conducted “between an employer, a group of employers or one or more employers’ organizations, on the one hand, and one or more trade unions, on the other”.

It should be clear to everyone that only a strong trade union can effectively defend the interests of workers.

 

OGBL press release,
March 14, 2024

The day after the elections of the staff delegations, it’s clear that the OGBL is already the big winner.

According to the analysis of the results currently available, OGBL is making progress and is consolidating its absolute majority in the companies.

OGBL thanks the voters and congratulates all its candidates for this great win.

OGBL will provide more details on the results of these elections as soon as they are published in full.

OGBL press release,
March 13, 2024

On March 12, 2024, all employees working in Luxembourg in companies with at least 15 employees were called to elect their staff representatives. The OGBL presented a total of 6,124 candidates in 831 companies for these elections.

All results are not yet known. Validated results can be viewed at www.elsoc.lu.

 

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Here is an overview of the results in companies where OGBL ran candidates:
(number of OGBL candidates elected as effective delegates / number of effective delegate positions to be filled)

Building, Building Craft and Metal Constructions

SOCOM S.A.: 13/13
CBL SA : 7/7
PAUL WAGNER ET FILS : 7/7
BAATZ CONSTRUCTIONS EXPLOITATION SARL : 6/6
CLE – COMPAGNIE LUXEMBOURGEOISE D’ENTREPRISES : 6/6
OBG LUX: 5/5
C.L.K. CONSTRUCTIONS SARL : 5/5
EGDL SA : 5/5
WIESEN PIRONT : 5/5
BAATZ MATÉRIEL SARL : 3/3
BETONS ET MATERIAUX SA : 4/4
BONARIA & FILS : 3/3
CHAUFFAGE-SANITAIRE SCHMIT NICO SÀRL : 3/3
CONSTRUCTIONS SIEBENALLER SA : 3/3
EFCO-FORODIA EXPLOITATION SARL : 4/4
ENERGYS LUXEMBOURG SA : 1/1
LTC LAZZARA T. CONSTRUCTIONS SÀRL : 3/3
MERSCH&SCHMITZ SERVICES SARL: 3/3
THOMAS & PIRON BAU: 4/5
WAGNER BUILDING SYSTEMS: 3/3
ENTREPRISE DE CONSTRUCTIONS PATRICK FARENZENA SARL : 3/3
KONE LUXEMBOURG SARL : 3/3
LUCAS : 2/3
MOVILLIAT CONSTRUCTIONS S.A. : 3/5
PREFALUX: 5/6
TK ELEVATOR LUXEMBOURG SARL: 2/2
TSM CONDUITES S.A.: 2/3
VOLTIGE LUXEMBOURG SARL: 2/2
ALPHA BAU SÀRL: 4/6
BINSFELD & BINTENER SA : 2/3
CDCL SA : 4/7
CEL S.A. : 5/6
DELLI-ZOTTI : 3/4
ECOGEC SÀRL : 3/3
ELECTRICITÉ JIM GODART : 2/2
FB GROUPE Luxembourg : 4/4
GREIVELDINGER EXPLOITATIONS : 3/4
JULES FARENZENA SARL : 4/5
LUX-TP : 5/6
OTIS LUXEMBOURG SARL : 5/5
PAUL SCHAAL & FILS : 2/2
PERRARD S.A. : 6/6
SOCLIMA SA : 3/5
SOLUDEC : 5/7
WEBER & CIE : 4/4
CMI TECH5I LUXEMBOURG S.A R.L. : 3/3
TRALUX SARL : 7/9
KUHN SA : 5/7
IFC SA: 2/4
ALLEVA FRERES SA : 2/2
DELTA THERMIC: 1/2
FERINOX S.À R.L.: 1/2
ROMABAU CONSTRUCTIONS SÀRL : 1/2
RUSSO CONCEPT SARL : 1/2
Wagner Home Solutions : 1/2
ELECTROSERVICES S.À R.L. : 1/1

Commerce

CACTUS: 15/20
SODEXO: 13/17
AUCHAN LUXEMBOURG: 12/14
EUREST: 11/11
GARAGE MERBAG S.A.: 9/9
CORA: 7/8
H & M HENNES & MAURITZ : 6/6
BRAM BY BREUNINGER: 5/5
C&A LUXEMBOURG: 4/4
CR SERVICES : 5/5
ALDI Luxembourg : 5/5
LIDL: 4/7
ELTRONA: 5/5
SMATCH PROFILUX: 5/5
BRICO Luxembourg : 2/2
CHAUSSEA : 2/2
HOTEL HILTON: 3/3
SPRINGFIELD – WOMEN’S SECRET: 1/1
ADLER MODE: 3/3
ANSAMBLE: 3/3
BOFROST: 3/3
MUNHOWEN SA : 3/6
Careba: 3/3
CHAPIER: 4/4
COCA-COLA LUXEMBOURG: 2/3
COLOR CENTER SÀRL: 3/3
CR RETAIL: 3/3
EG GROUP: 4/4
GALERIES LAFAYETTE: 4/4
GARAGE CHLECQ S.A R.L.: 1/1
GLOBUS BAUMARKT: 4/6
GRANDVISION Luxembourg : 4/4
HEMA: 2/2
HIFI INTERNATIONAL: 4/5
HOFFMANNS: 3/3
ITX LUXEMBOURG: 5/6
LA BOUTIQUE DU COIFFEUR : 2/2
L’ARCHE DE BERCHEM : 1/1
LUXMOTOR S.A R.L.: 2/2
MANIET: 1/1
MINUSINES: 3/3
MISTER MINIT: 1/1
NATURATA S.A R.L.: 5/6
Pidal Spa: 2/2
SATURN: 4/5
SHELL POSHE: 2/2
SSP: 5/5
VERITAS: 1/1
CASINO 2000: 4/5
4X4 BY KONTZ: 4/5
BOUCHERIE KIRSCH : 4/5
COMPTOIR PHARMACEUTIQUE LUXEMBOURGEOIS : 4/4
HOTEL NH: 4/2
FOOTLOCKER: 3/3
GPL, GRANDE PARFUMERIE DU LUXEMBOURG SA: 3/3
HANFF GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS: 3/4
NEW YORKER: 3/3
TD FOOD SARL: 3/5
ACUITIS: 2/2
BEXEB: 2/2
CASSIS PAPRIKA : 2/2
DEG – TOUT POUR LE TOIT : 2/2
GARAGE PEPIN SÀRL: 2/2
HUNKEMÖLLER LUXEMBOURG AG: 2/2
JUNI CM : 2/2
LAGARDERE TRAVEL RETAIL : 2/2
Maisons du Monde : 2/2
PARC PLAZA: 2/2
RITUALS COSMECTICS: 2/2
SCANIA LUXEMBOURG S.A.: 2/2
ARAL BASCHARAGE / PETANGE : 1/1
ETAM : 1/1
GARAGE SIMON : 1/1
HILTI BELGIUM SA – SUCCURSALE : 1/1
LOUIS VUITTON LUXEMBOURG S.A R.L. : 1/1
MIELE SARL : 1/1
RENT ME S.A. : 1/1
Restaurant Opus Mer : 1/1
SCARS SÀRL : 1/1
SERVICE CENTER : 1/1
SWAROVSKI LUXEMBOURG SÀRL : 1/1
ALAVITA: 1/2
GARAGE TEWES SERGE SARL: 1/2
GULLIVER : 1/2
ICI PARIS XL : 1/2
LA VARENNE : 1/2
SIEMES SCHUHCENTER LUXEMBURG GMBH : 1/2

Secteur de l’Education et des Sciences

UNIVERSITE du Luxembourg : 18/18
LIST LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: 10/10
LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH: 8/8
VAUBAN, ECOLE ET LYCEE FRANCAIS DE LUXEMBOURG: 7/7
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF LUXEMBOURG: 5/6
LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESEARCH: 5/5
ECOLE EUROPEENNE LUXEMBOURG II : 4/4
Over The Rainbow International School: 1/2

 
Education and Science (SEW)

SERVIOR: 17/17
CROIX-ROUGE LUXEMBOURGEOISE : 16/16
APEMH : 15/15
ARCUS : 15/15
HELP – DOHEEM VERSUEGT: 15/15
CENTRE HOSPITALIER DU NORD: 15/15
CHEM : 14/17
CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE Luxembourg : 13/18
CENTRE HOSPITALIER NEURO-PSYCHIATRIQUE CHNP : 11/13
STËFTUNG HËLLEF DOHEEM : 11/17
BIONEXT LAB : 6/6
FEMMES EN DÉTRESSE : 5/5
FONDATION BLANNEVEREENEGUNG : 5/6
FONDATION MAISON DE LA PORTE OUVERTE : 5/5
KRÄIZBIERG ATELIERS: 5/5
LËNSTER PÄIPERLÉCK ASBL : 5/5
MAISON DE SOINS LES PARCS DU 3ÈME AGE : 5/5
MONDORF DOMAINE THERMAL: 7/7
PEOPLE AND BABY CPE 5: 2/3
PRO FAMILIA: 2/3
RESEAU PSY- PSYCHESCH HËLLEF DOBAUSSEN ASBL: 2/2
SCAP ASBL: 1/1
TRICENTENAIRE A.S.B.L. : 6/6
A.P.A.S.E. ASBL: 1/1
B.I.R.K. ASBL: 3/3
BABILOU FAMILY Luxembourg S.A.: 8/8
CNDS: 5/5
FÉDÉRATION DES HÔPITAUX LUXEMBOURGEOIS: 2/2
LABORATOIRE KETTERTHILL: 6/6
SISPOLO asbl: 4/4
CIGL KAYL ASBL: 2/3
CLAIRE ASBL: 9/9
CRECHE KAWEECHELCHEN ASBL 2/2
HOMES POUR PERSONNES AGÉES ASBL: 9/11
CIGL RUMELANGE ASBL : 3/3
CIGL Walferdange : 1/1
CRÈCHE LES P’TITS BOUCHONS : 1/1
HOSPICE CIVIL ECHTERNACH: 2/3
INCCI-HAERZ ZENTER: 5/5
Kannerhaus Wooltz: 3/5
LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE SANTÉ : 5/7
MAISON RELAIS MONDERCANGE : 3/5
SENIORE ST JEAN DE LA CROIX : 2/2
SMA ASBL : 2/2
VERBANDSKESCHT SOINS & AIDES À DOMICILE : 6/6
CIGL ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE : 6/6
NOVELIA S.A. – CAMILLE : 4/7
LIGUE H.M.C. : 8/8
FONDATION LËTZEBUERGER KANNERDUERF : 6/6
LIGUE LUXEMBOURGEOISE D’HYGIÈNE MENTALE : 5/5
FONDATION SCLEROSE EN PLAQUES Luxembourg : 1/1
ANNE ASBL : 6/12
FONDATION KRÄIZBIERG- LOGEMENT : 3/6
CENTRE FRANÇOIS BACLESSE : 2/4
FONDATION KANNERSCHLASS : 2/4
Fedas asbl : 1/2
FOYER DE JOUR KORDALL : 1/2
LUXITH G.I.E. : 1/2

 
Finance Sector

BANQUE DE Luxembourg : 12/13
BNP PARIBAS S.A. : 9/14
LOMBARD INTERNATIONAL ASSURANCE SA : 8/8
EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD (EUROPE) SA : 7/7
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN (LUXEMBOURG) S.C.A. : 7/7
WORLDLINE FINANCIAL SERVICES S.A.: 6/6
SKANDINASVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN SA : 5/5
BALOISE ASSURANCES LUXEMBOURG S.A. : 5/6
BANQUE DE PATRIMOINES PRIVÉS : 4/5
INTESA SANPAOLO BANK LUXEMBOURG SA: 5/5
CITI BANK EUROPE PLC Luxembourg : 4/6
EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD ASSET MANAGEMENT LUXEMBOURG: 3/5
MASSENA PARTNERS LUXEMBOURG: 2/2
NATIXIS CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANKING LUXEMBOURG: 3/3
UI EFA : 5/7
LA LUXEMBOURGEOISE SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME D’ASSURANCES : 4/8
Bankinter : 1/2
CHINA MERCHANTS BANK (EUROPE) SA : 1/2
CNP Luxembourg : 1/2
RBS INTERNATIONAL LUXEMBOURG BRANCH : 1/2

 
Public Service OGBL / Landesverband

ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE D’ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE : 14/14
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE DIFFERDANGE : 9/10
ADMINISTRATION DES PONTS ET CHAUSSÉES : 9/10
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE DUDELANGE : 8/8
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE SANEM : 9/10
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE BETTEMBOURG : 6/6
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE KAYL / TÉTANGE : 6/6
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE HESPERANGE : 6/6
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE RUMELANGE : 4/4
Administration Judiciaire : 3/3
EHTL LYCÉE TECHNIQUE HÔTELIER ALEXIS HECK : 1/1
SYNDICAT DES EAUX DU SUD KOERICH : 1/1
SYNDICAT INTERCOMMUNAL STEP : 2/2
ADEM- AGENCE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DE L’EMPLOI : 1/1
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE BETZDORF : 2/2
Administration Communale de Clervaux : 2/2
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE DIEKIRCH : 4/5
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE FEULEN : 1/1
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE MAMER : 3/4
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE MERTERT : 2/2
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE MONDERCANGE : 2/2
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE PÉTANGE : 5/7
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE REMICH : 3/4
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE ROESER : 5/3
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE SCHIFFLANGE : 4/5
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE STRASSEN : 4/4
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE WILTZ : 3/5
LYCÉE DU NORD : 2/2
LYCÉE ROBERT SCHUMAN : 1/1
LYCÉE TECHNIQUE DE LALLANGE : 1/1
LYCÉE TECHNIQUE GUILLAUME KROLL D’ESCH-ALZETTE : 1/1
RESTOPOLIS : 3/4
SIDEN : 3/4
SIVEC : 2/2
SYNDICAT INTERCOMMUNAL DE GESTION INFORMATIQUE S.I.G.I. : 2/2
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE BERTRANGE : 2/2
CGDIS : 2/2
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE WORMELDANGE : 1/1
LYCÉE TECHNIQUE DES ARTS ET MÉTIERS : 2/4
SIDEC : 1/2
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE WINCRANGE : 1/2
SYNDICAT DES EAUX DU BARRAGE D’ESCH-SUR-SÛRE : 1/2
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE DE FRISANGE : 2/2
ADMINISTRATION COMMUNALE D’ETTELBRUCK : 1/1
ADMINISTRATION DE GESTION DE L’EAU : 2/2

 
Steel and Mining

ARCELORMITTAL Luxembourg : 12/20

 
Private Cleaning, Hygiene and Environmental Services

ONET LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L.: 9/12
GENESA: 5/5
ATALIAN GLOBAL SERVICES S.À R.L.: 5/10
ACTOR AUGIAS S.À R.L.: 2/2
BLANCHISSERIE MONPLAISIR S.A. : 2/2
BUANDERIE CENTRALE SPIDOLSWÄSCHEREI: 2/2
Fairy Cleaning Services: 2/2
LUX MAINTENANCE: 3/3
ALLIANCE GREEN SERVICES : 2/2
SODI LUXEMBOURG SA : 1/1
GREENCLEAN CONCEPT: 1/2

Industry

AVERY DENNISON LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L. : 9/9
BRASSERIE NATIONALE : 2/2
LUXGUARD II : 6/6
SOLUDES : 2/2
TECHNOFIBRES : 3/4
ACCUMALUX S.A. : 5/5
ADLER PELZER ESELBORN S.À.R.L: 3/4
CIMALUX: 4/5
CLOOS: 3/3
CONFISERIE NAMUR: 4/5
HEINTZ VAN LANDEWYCK: 7/9
INDORAMA VENTURES MOBILITY LUXEMBOURG SA: 3/5
IVC LUXEMBOURG SARL: 5/5
KETER LUXEMBOURG S.À.R.L.: 4/7
LUXLAIT ASSOCIATION AGRICOLE : 5/7
OBERWEIS : 4/7
PEINTURES ROBIN : 3/5
TONTARELLI: 6/6
WEBASTO LUXEMBOURG S.A.: 6/10
CHEMOLUX – MC BRIDE: 6/6
TARKETT GDL S.A.: 7/9
NO NAIL BOXES: 5/3
AMPACET Luxembourg : 4/4
CONTERN S.A. : 4/5
IRECO: 2/3
COSMOLUX INTERNATIONAL S.A.: 4/8
BRASSERIE DE Luxembourg : 1/2
COREX LUXEMBOURG S.A. : 1/2
APERAM STAINLESS SERVICES & SOLUTIONS LUX S.A.: 2/2
ASTRON BUILDINGS S.A.: 4/5
CEBI: 9/9
KLEIN LUX S.A.: 2/2
LAEIS GMBH: 3/3
CIRCUIT FOIL LUXEMBOURG SÀRL: 4/6
COFRALUX: 1/1
GTP LUXEMBOURG SÀRL: 2/2
I.E.E.- INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING S.A.: 9/9
JOHN ZINK INTERNATIONAL LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L: 4/6
LIBERTY DUDELANGE: 3/5
SAINT GOBAIN ABRASIVES S.A.: 3/4
SAM HWA STEEL S.A.: 2/2
TRACTEL SECALT S.A.: 3/3
ROTAREX SA: 7/11
CERATOOL S.À R.L.: 4/4
ETF – EUROVIA TRAVAUX FERROVIAIRES S.A. : 4/4
HEIN SARL: 4/4
MOOG LUXEMBOURG SÀRL: 3/3
FIOR ATELIERS SARL : 2/3
Guy Gardula & Associés SA : 2/3
FERRONNERIE D’ART BESENIUS SARL : 1/1
MELKTECHNIK LUXEMBURG VGMBH : 1/1
MSN MAINTENANCE SOUDURE NUCLÉAIRE SÀRL : 3/3
EUROFOIL LUXEMBOURG SA : 3/6
KÖHL S.A.R.L. : 2/4
GRADEL SARL : 1/2
SCHAEFFLER INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS S.À.R.L. : 1/1

Printing, Media and Culture – FLTL

ETABLISSEMENT PUBLIC SALLE DE CONCERTS GRANDE-DUCHESSE JOSEPHINE-CHARLOTTE : 5/5
ROTONDES : 2/2
AGENCE LUXEMBOURGEOISE D’ACTION CULTURELLE A.S.B.L. : 1/1
BROADCASTING CENTER EUROPE: 3/5
Casino Luxembourg: 1/1
CENTRE CULTUREL DE RENCONTRE ABBAYE DE NEUMUNSTER : 2/2
LUMEDIA S.A.: 2/2
ROCKHAL: 2/2
UTOPIA S.A.: 2/2
EDITPRESS LUXEMBOURG S.A.: 5/5
CLT-UFA: 3/6
MUDAM : 1/2

Services and Energie

BORGWARNER LUXEMBOURG AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS S.A.: 7/7
SES ENGINEERING : 5/6
SNCA : 5/5
SNCT – SOCIETE NATIONALE DE CONTRÔLE TECHNIQUE SA : 5/5
EQOS ENERGIE : 5/5
LUXCONTROL: 6/6
GROUPE ENCEVO : 8/15
ALLIAGES SA : 2/3
Building Solutions & Consulting S.A.: 1/1
GAM (Luxembourg) S.A. : 1/1
INGÉNIEURS CONSEILS ASSOCIÉS : 3/5
JEAN CLAUDE DECAUX Luxembourg : 2/2
KATCON GLOBAL S.A. : 1/1
NOUVELLES PERSPECTIVES EMPLOI : 1/1
APLEONA Luxembourg : 2/2
BCD TRAVEL : 2/2
CHAMBRE DES SALARIES : 4/4
EBRC : 5/5
ELGON : 3/3
ETUDE NOTAIRE MARC ELVINGER : 1/1
PARKOLUX: 3/3
PRESTA CYLINDERS: 5/5
SOCIETE ELECTRIQUE DE L’OUR S.A. : 3/5
SUDENERGIE SA : 3/4
VIGICORE : 3/5
GINGE KERR LUX SA : 5/5
ACL SERVICES : 4/5
SES ASTRA : 3/5
JINDAL FILMS EUROPE SARL : 2/2
SES NETWORKS: 2/2
W.S.A.: 3/6
i-Hub S.A.: 2/4
WISAG TECHNICAL SERVICES: 2/4
HITEC LUXEMBOURG SA : 1/2
MICROSOFT LUXEMBOURG SARL : 1/2
ORACLE Luxembourg : 1/2

 
Civil Aviation

LUX-AIRPORT : 4/7
CHINA AIRLINES : 1/1

Road transport & Navigation / ACAL

ALEX ANDERSEN LUX S.A. : 2/3
LUXAMBULANCE SÀRL : 3/3
ADAM OFFERGELD II LUXEMBURG GMBH: 1/2
BALTER LOGISTICS : 1/2
VOYAGES AS TOURS : 1/2
WITRALUX S.A.R.L. : 1/2

The OGBL is proud to announce that it is putting forward a total of 6,124 candidates in 831 companies for the staff delegation elections on March 12, 2024. This is a new record for Luxembourg’s leading trade union, both in terms of candidates (+19.6% compared to 2019) and in terms of companies where it presents lists (+16.5% compared to 2019).

There are more than 1,000 additional candidates than five years ago who have decided to run under the OGBL banner. This is a clear sign of the vitality and dynamism of the Luxembourg trade union movement.

All the candidates can be found on the OGBL election website (www.elsoc.lu), which is available in four languages ( English, French, German and Portuguese). All you have to do is go to the “Staff delegations” section, which has a search engine that gives you access to the companies and organizations where the OGBL has candidates.

On the day of the elections, the results will be announced gradually, company by company, on the www.elsoc.lu website and will be projected at the Maison du peuple in Esch-sur-Alzette from 5 pm during an election evening that is expected to last until late at night.

Press release of the OGBL,
March 5, 2024

Behind closed doors, a round-table discussion was held this Thursday at the Château de Senningen on how to combat the housing crisis. The government invited not only representatives of the construction industry and the craft sector. The communal syndicate Syvicol, the Association of Luxembourg Banks (ABBL) and the Union of Luxembourg Enterprises (UEL) also took part in the meeting. No less than seven (!) ministers – almost half of the entire government – participated in the discussion. This shows the importance that political decision-makers attach to this round table.

Workers’ representatives, on the other hand, were not welcome. The three nationally representative unions, OGBL, CGFP and LCGB, expressed their surprise on social networks ahead of the “Logementsdësch” that they were not at the table for such an important issue that affects everyone.

In a recent radio interview, the prime minister emphasized that the purpose of the round table was to analyze how to implement the housing measures included in the coalition agreement. This would not be possible to do alone. The idea is to bring together all the parties involved (public authorities and private operators) to draw up a list of measures and a concrete timetable, he said at the end of January. Working groups will then be set up before the measures are presented to Parliament.

In his government statement, the prime minister repeatedly emphasized that the black-blue coalition would tackle future challenges through social dialogue. Unfortunately, the reality is quite different. From what we hear, the prime minister has suggested that UEL president Michel Reckinger should chair the private sector’s “housing sector” delegation. Meanwhile, the country’s three largest unions, with more than 155,000 members, have been excluded. Is this a serious social dialogue?

Like-minded people among themselves

Employers’ representatives were full of praise for the black-blue coalition only recently. There were many reasons to suppose that the fate of the country would be guided by an “employer-friendly government”. Unfortunately, this suspicion turned out to be true.

Instead of involving all stakeholders in the fight against the housing crisis, the government seems to prefer to discuss one of Luxembourg’s biggest problems only with like-minded people.

In order to maintain political credibility, the convening of a “housing tripartite” would have been a good idea. “We ask the government to inform us as soon as possible about the discussions (…) and we expect to be involved in the next meeting”, is the joint appeal of the OGBL, CGFP and LCGB to the political leaders.

Communicated on February 22, 2024