After so many people showed up on Saturday that it was no longer corona-safe, Brussels and Bruges are taking measures to counteract a new crowd. In Brussels, the police will filter the influx towards the Grote Markt better, the Wintergloed light trail in Bruges will be canceled at all tonight and next weekend. – After … Read more
The Liège Criminal Court convicted seventeen ABVV-FGTB union members, including chairman Thierry Bodson, for malicious obstruction of traffic. A Liège hospital had filed a complaint in 2015 after a patient died because a surgeon was late due to a strike blockade. The union is appealing. – During a strike day on 19 October 2015, about … Read more
October 09, 2020 17u24 Source: Belga BELGAONTHESPOT Union action at the Lunch Garden of Bierges Friday. – Economy At Lunch Garden, a clash is looming between management and staff, after the announcement earlier this week that 138 of the approximately 1,100 jobs will have to be lost at the restaurant chain. That said union representative … Read more