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United States: for AFL-CIO ‘America First’ has to also mean ‘Good Jobs’
With its ‘Good Jobs’ national campaign, the AFL-CIO, America’s largest central trade union, is playing its own specific part in terms of President Donald Trump’s goal of 'making America great...
11 April 2017
Italy: social partners in the chemicals-pharmaceuticals sector to train both union representatives and HR managers
Italy’s employers bodies, Federchimica and Farmindustria, together with the union organizations Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl, and Uiltec-Uil have developed what is a landmark initiative for the...
10 April 2017
United Kingdom: after legal scrutiny, MPs take aim at gig economy’s “unintelligible” contracts
The gig economy was faced with the prospect of upheaval yet again on 6 April, as the UK’s Work and Pensions Committee judged that the contracts under which Uber, Deliveroo and Amazon hire the...
10 April 2017
EU: European Trade Union Confederation publishes its stance on revision to the EWC directive
The position adopted by the European Trade Union Confederation’s executive committee on 16 March is now available and is attached to this article. The organisation expresses the need to improve...
7 April 2017
Chile: labour law reform comes into force, signalling significant change in collective negotiation procedures
Chile’s new labour code, which came into force on 1 April, is geared towards modernising professional relations in the country. The reform extends collective bargaining, forbids the replacement of...
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7 April 2017
Spain: employer organisations offer unions a 2017 pay rise of between 1% and 2.5%
The Spanish Confederation of Employers' Organisations (CEOE) has loosened its stance on wage moderation and sought to break the deadlock in negotiations over a framework agreement for salary...
7 April 2017
United States: Smartphone apps defending workers
Several smartphone apps have been launched in New York, Chicago, Santa Clara, and elsewhere that aim to support the most vulnerable workers. The goal is to make labor rights directly accessible...
6 April 2017
Spain: the Volvemos association seeks to assist youths who left during the crisis to find work again in Spain
Bringing talent back home. At a time when the country is recovering and creating some 500,000 jobs per year, this is what the Volvemos (We are returning) association is looking to do as it raises...
6 April 2017
EU: European social initiatives are expected for the end of April
In a bid to rebuild Europe’s image that has been tarnished by Brexit and the rise in populism, the EU Commission will, on 26 April, put forward a series of proposals to strengthen the Social...
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5 April 2017
EU: Youth Guarantee falls short of initial expectations
A new report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) examines the progress made in implementing the EU Youth Guarantee.
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5 April 2017
New Areva: agreement signed to support group’s social transformation
On 31 March, after four months of negotiations, Areva signed its first ‘social contract’ with trade unions. The agreement comes as the French nuclear power giant is faced with significant...
4 April 2017
Germany: the SPD party proposes establishing additional family aid should it win the federal elections
With some six months remaining before the federal elections, the Social Democrat party (SPD) is making family policy one of its key national campaign points. On 03 April Families Minister Manuela...
4 April 2017
Italy: an agreement at Enel on changing performance bonuses into welfare services
On 27 March, management at Italian energy manufacturer and distributor Enel together with the Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl and Uiltec-Uil unions signed an agreement that allows employees at the...
4 April 2017
Greece: social partners conclude a national collective agreement
A national collective agreement has been secured between the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) and the employers’ bodies, the major thrusts of which are similar to the agreement that...
3 April 2017
Spain: overview of ongoing negotiations among social partners
The Spanish government and social partners in the country have launched negotiations on new amendments to its labour code. A series of topics have been tabled, ranging from: the establishment of...
3 April 2017
Sweden: new agreement in industry sector includes 6.5% wage increase over three years
On 31 March, an agreement was reached in extremis by the five unions that form part of the Facken Inom Industri grouping and the employer groups in the industry sector. Unusually the agreement...
3 April 2017
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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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Greece: hospitality sector signs first collective agreement aligned with National Social Pact
The hospitality sector (125,000 employees), one of Greece’s largest industries after retail, signed a new two-year collective agreement on 17 March. The text, effective from 1 April 2026...
19 March 2026
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Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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Germany: crisis and transformation wage agreement in the chemical sector
Following a two-day marathon negotiation in Bad Breisig (Western Germany), the social partners of the German chemical and pharmaceutical industries—the IG BCE trade union and the BAVC employers'...
27 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
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