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United States: NLRB tries to simplify unionization procedure once more
As reminded by the organization, this week, of a vote on the United Auto Workers entering Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant (Tennessee), the establishment of union representation is often a hardship...
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10 February 2014
Italy: leather goods social partners strike deal renewing the sector’s national collective agreement
On February 4, the Fictem-CGIL, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec-Uil unions and the Italian Leather Manufacturers’ Association (AIMPES, affiliated with Confindustria) signed an agreement renewing the...
10 February 2014
Australia: Prime Minister wants to re-establish the Building and Construction Commission to moralize the sector
Union members are allegedly involved in cases of bribery, crime and fraud on Australian construction sites. Because of these accusations, the Prime Minister wants to supervise the sector and...
7 February 2014
Metro signs a joint statement on fundamental social rights with UNI Global Union
On February 3, the retail group announced that it had signed a joint statement with UNI Global Union to reassert their cooperation and promote fair working conditions.
6 February 2014
Germany: 3.7 percent wage increase approved in collective agreement in the chemical industry
The first sectoral tariff agreement of 2014 was signed yesterday in the chemical industry. After 9 regional negotiations and a first bargaining round in mid-January, the social partners agreed on...
6 February 2014
Lloyds Group wants to have 40 percent of senior roles filled by women
By 2020, Lloyds Banking Group wants to have 40 percent of senior roles filled by women. It’s the first time such a big company sets out such a big target. The Cameron administration is hoping that...
6 February 2014
EU: European social partners in maritime transport adopt guidelines and toolbox to eliminate workplace harassment and bullying
Within the framework of the European sectoral social dialogue committee for maritime transport, the recognized European social partners (ETF for employees and ECSA for employers) carried out a...
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6 February 2014
Russia: risks of social eruption in one-industry towns
The Russian government is afraid of political and social destabilization in one-industry towns, which are badly hit by the crisis. The heirs of Soviet planned economy, they were built around...
6 February 2014
Great Britain: Labour Party leader Ed Miliband carries plan to reduce union influence in the party through
Labour Party leader, Ed Miliband, has won his battle to reduce union influence in the party following the announcement of his intended reforms last summer, in spite of last-minute attempts by the...
5 February 2014
EU: the directive on the conditions of entry and stay of third-country seasonal workers is adopted
On Wednesday, February 05, the European Parliament adopted the draft directive that aims to facilitate access to residence and working permits for seasonal workers from non-European countries, and...
5 February 2014
United States: Volkswagen’s Chattanooga workers to vote on the establishment of the United Auto Workers next week, with the setting up of a German-style works council in the background
The 1,600 workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant in the south of the US are going to vote, on February 12-14, on whether they wish to be represented by the union. If they vote yes...
5 February 2014
Safran: European negotiations start on early workforce planning with IndustriAll Europe
After signing a European framework agreement on the integration of young people with the European trade union in March 2013 (see article No. 130210), Safran is striking again with European talks...
5 February 2014
Brazil: ‘slave’ labor in towns is growing
Work in near-slavery conditions, also known as ‘forced’ or ‘compulsory’ labor, is now growing in Brazilian cities when it used to be in rural areas only. This is the result of the biannual update...
4 February 2014
The ‘Renault act’ – Belgian legislation in case of mass layoffs
The law on mass layoffs – known as the “Renault Act” – dates back to February 13, 1998. Whereas the previous collective agreement (1976) didn’t prevent businesses from closing a plant during the...
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4 February 2014
Gorenje: EWC set up in the Slovenian group
Gorenje is one of the biggest manufacturers of domestic appliances (small and large electrical appliances, heating, air conditioning). Established in Slovenia, this company has 10,895 employees...
4 February 2014
Great Britain: real wages in free-fall since 2010
In spite of a vigorous economic recovery in the country, real wages in the UK has decreased by 2.2 percent in average since 2010, according to the Office of National Statistics. This constant...
3 February 2014
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France: Decathlon introduces a ‘duty to respect others’ right to disconnect’
A right-to-disconnect agreement was signed in late September for the French arm of the Decathlon sports retail group. It sets out a "duty to respect others’ right to disconnect" and provides...
14 November 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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France: construction sector turns to long-term partial activity scheme
Amid the ongoing economic crisis hitting France’s construction sector, social partners in the public works industry (350,000 employees) signed an agreement at the end of October enabling companies...
21 November 2025
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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Romania: collective agreement extended to entire insurance sector
On 3 November, Romania’s National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue approved the extension of the collective labour agreement signed on 23 May by the Confederation of Employers in the...
10 November 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for managers in tertiary sector
On 5 November, the ManagerItalia union and the employers’ association Confcommercio renewed the collective agreement for managers in Italy’s tertiary, distribution and services...
12 November 2025