Historical Organization
CGSLB/ACLVB
CGSLB/ACLVB
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Organization Timeline
Three union confederations launch a general strike against pension reform
đź“… 30 January 2012The 24-hour general strike protested pension reforms introduced with limited social dialogue by the Di Rupo government. Unions argued that reforms would hit younger, older and lower-income people...
More than 100,000 march in Brussels against the new government’s austerity programme
📅 6 November 2014A national demonstration opened a month of rolling union actions against the centre-right government’s planned pension-age increase, wage restraint and public-service cuts. Police estimated at least...
Unions hold a national day of action over purchasing power and energy costs
📅 9 November 2022Belgium’s three major union confederations mobilised for a nationwide strike and day of action amid a cost-of-living crisis. They demanded measures to reduce energy bills, protect purchasing power and...
National demonstration and strike challenge the Arizona coalition’s social reforms
đź“… 13 February 2025The three union confederations mobilised against proposed pension, unemployment, health-care and public-service changes. Demonstrators connected the defence of social security and purchasing power...
A general strike spreads through workplaces, schools, hospitals and cultural venues
📅 31 March 2025A nationwide general strike opposed the federal government’s plans and the direction of its labour and welfare reforms. Pickets, reduced public transport, shop closures and actions at hospitals and...
Union and civil-society march demands stable jobs and strong public services
đź“… 25 June 2025A broad union-front demonstration in Brussels called for secure, fairly paid work, social security and accessible public services, and rejected social regression. The FGTB explicitly invited...
National strike confronts austerity; unions broaden demands to social and political rights
📅 14 October 2025Belgium’s major unions called a national strike and demonstration against proposed pension, labour-market and public-spending reforms. The action paralysed much air travel and disrupted public...
A national interprofessional strike closes a four-day wave of union action
đź“… 26 November 2025The general strike followed transport action on 24 November and public-service strikes on 25 November. The three-day escalation disrupted transport, airports, schools, hospitals, culture and private...
National demonstration and strike renew opposition to federal social reforms
đź“… 12 March 2026Unions called a new national demonstration and strike in Brussels as part of sustained resistance to federal reforms affecting pensions, employment and social protection. Event photographs show...
National union-front demonstration defends wages, pensions and social security
đź“… 12 May 2026The FGTB, CSC and CGSLB called a national demonstration in Brussels amid energy-price increases and renewed pressure on automatic wage indexation. The unions argued that pension reforms risked further...