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United States: more than 10 years of history between management and the autoworkers union, UAW over unionizing at Nissan (Canton, Mississippi)
Between 02-07 November, workers at the Nissan Canton plant (Mississippi) have visited France for the second time seeking support for their struggle to unionize the Canton plant.
18 November 2015
Spain: social partners conclude the Catalonia Interbranch 2015-2017 Agreement
The Catalonian federations of the UGT and CCOO unions together with the employers’ bodies Foment del treball and Fepime have concluded a principle agreement on a Catalonia Interbranch Agreement...
17 November 2015
Germany: the central WC of Porsche obtains the right to review employment decisions for tasks being outsourced
On Monday 16 November in an interview with the Stuttgarter Zeitung publication, Uwe Hück, president of Porsche’s central WC indicated that in discussions with Porsche management he had obtained...
17 November 2015
COP 21: unions appeal for a ‘fair transition’
With just a few days to go before COP 21 gets underway, unions worried over the consequences of climate change for jobs across the globe are appealing for any climate agreement to include a...
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17 November 2015
Great Britain: New left-leaning general secretary of GMB general union elected
After ten years leading the GMB union, Paul Kenny is to be succeeded by Tim Roache. Roache is expected to take the union slightly further to the left while pursuing a more aggressive stance of...
13 November 2015
Germany: the coalition government agrees unambitious ‘flexible retirement’ measures
On 10 November social experts from the three coalition government parties announced that after a year of difficult negotiations they had come to an agreement over ‘flexi-rente’. General opinion is...
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12 November 2015
Greece: public and private sector unions’ call for a 24-hour general strike for Thursday 12 November
On 12 November, Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras will have to contend with his first general strike since he came to power. Public and private sector unions are complaining about new...
11 November 2015
EU: the CJEU restricts governments’ capacity to exclude certain employment contract terminations from collective redundancy procedures
In a preliminary ruling handed down on 11 November relating to Spanish law, the CJEU decided that employment contract terminations taking the form of contractual terminations stemming from a...
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11 November 2015
Germany: Federal Labor Court rules that temporary workers also count in the vote for the Supervisory Board employee representatives
On 04 November the Federal Labor Court ruled that temporary staff would have more influence in Germany’s co-management business model. The judges had to rule on arrangements for electing employee...
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11 November 2015
EU: David Cameron sets out his demands for keeping the UK in the EU
On Tuesday 10 November 2015, UK Prime Minister David Cameron officially laid out his demands for maintaining the UK’s presence in the EU. The Prime Minister said he was looking for the EU to hold...
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10 November 2015
Denmark: During its congress, HK/Privat launches a new strategy to strengthen members’ professional competencies
The HK/Privat congress was held between 01 – 03 November and focused on boosting development of its members professional competencies to make then better able to face the challenges of the...
10 November 2015
United States: Ford comes to agreement with the UAW union
Negotiators for the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have signed a four-year wage agreement with the final of the big 3 remaining US automakers: Ford. Workers are set to receive a signing bonus of...
10 November 2015
EU: EU Commission’s intentions for a social rights platform
On 27 October the EU Commission adopted its 2016 work program that aims to ‘modernize current legislation’ in the context of both a ‘platform of minimum social rights’ as well as the introduction...
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9 November 2015
Belgium: Bpost comes to an agreement over an ‘agile’ working organization
On 29 October, following a week of industrial action, the social partners including management and the unions: 4 FGTB, 3 CSC, and 2 CGSLB came to a Joint Committee agreement with 15 votes ‘for’...
9 November 2015
Italy: widespread support expected for Saturday’s general strike in the retail sector
Under the banner ‘All out’, the Filcams-CGIL, Fisascat-Cisl, and Uiltucs-Uil unions have called on workers in those companies belonging to the employers’ associations; Federdistribuzione...
6 November 2015
Switzerland: the Federal Council relaxes obligations over recording working time
On 04 November the Swiss government (Federal Council) announced it was introducing new rules for recording working time by way of two additional articles; 73a and 73b to Ordinance 1 of the Labor...
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5 November 2015
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EU: right and far right join forces in parliament to dismantle sustainability due diligence
On 13 November, the European Parliament approved the report by EPP MEP Jörgen Warborn on the proposed omnibus directive, clearing the way for trilogue negotiations. Backed by the far right, the...
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mind RH analysis – Initial findings from CSRD social indicators
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31 October 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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Germany: EU pay transparency directive to force companies to ‘get tough’
Germany introduced a pay transparency law in 2017, meaning companies are already somewhat familiar with the issue. However, the broader scope and stricter requirements of the EU directive, the...
24 October 2025
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France: cabinet adopts suspension of pension reform
On 23 October, the French Council of Ministers approved an amendment to the social security financing bill (PLFSS), confirming the suspension of the 2023 pension reform until 2028. This measure...
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24 October 2025
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Carrefour and UNI Global Union renew global agreement on promoting social dialogue and diversity
On 17 October, Carrefour, one of the world’s largest retailers, with nearly 500,000 employees worldwide, and global union federation UNI Global Union renewed their global agreement on...
3 November 2025