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United States: UAW enters another Faurecia plant in the South
After Cottondale, Alabama, the United Auto Workers have organized another factory of the French auto supplier, Faurecia, in the south of the US: Louisville, Kentucky, where collecting cards was...
30 October 2013
China: reforming holidays is hard
Since 2000, Chinese workers have fixed national holidays, mostly during what is known as the “golden weeks.” Initially adopted to boost consumption after the Asian bubble burst, this system is...
30 October 2013
Italy: for its 2nd year, the “Corporate Security” award evaluates Italian firms’ commitment to security
Organized by the Confindustria employers’ organization and by the Inail (industrial accidents insurance) to promote the development of the security culture and best practices in this area, the...
30 October 2013
United States: Boeing hesitates between the south with no unions and Washington State to build the 777x
To assemble the new version of its 777, the American manufacturer is hesitating between several sites: Everett, near Seattle, its historical, unionized plant, or Charleston, the new non-unionized...
30 October 2013
Canada: Unifor, a new type of union that represents active workers and the unemployed
On August 31, 2013, at a Founding Convention in Toronto, Canada, Unifor became the largest union organization in the private sector. It is the result of a merger between Canadian Auto Workers...
29 October 2013
Great Britain: employers at the center of the apprenticeship reform revealed by Cameron
The government presented its apprenticeship reform, which should come into force by the end of 2014. This review plans to put employers at the center of this path, which will now last at least a...
29 October 2013
Austria: 2.85 percent pay deal for the biggest metal employers’ organization
The open strike supposed to start today, October 29, was canceled. Indeed, last night, the metal social partners reached an agreement on wages, with an increase between 2.6 and 3.2 percent...
29 October 2013
Great Britain: employers in the food industry join forces to fight illegal labor
Major retail groups joined together within an information campaign aimed to eradicate forced labor of immigrants in the food industry. This problem is booming and the number of reports increased...
29 October 2013
Denmark: HK convention wants to change the union to better meet its members’ needs and be more attractive
With the slogan, “Members at the Center,” HK organized its 31st convention in Copenhagen on October 24-26. With 280,000 members – 75 percent of whom are women – it is the second largest union in...
28 October 2013
China: interview of Hubert Bazin, lawyer in Beijing, about the changes to the Chinese labor market
“For a long time, China was considered as a country with low labor costs and very flexible labor law, with flexible recruitment and layoff options, but it isn’t true anymore.” Hubert Bazin, in...
28 October 2013
Great Britain: Ineos wins battle with Unite the union at its petro-chemical plant at Grangemouth
After the threatened closure of the petro-chemical plant at Grangemouth by owner, Ineos, the Unite union has now agreed not only to all the concessions the company was initially looking for but...
28 October 2013
Brazil: collective agreement signed in the banking industry after 23 days of strike
On Friday, October 18, the National Confederation of Financial Workers (Contraf-CUT, affiliated with the largest union confederation) signed the sector’s 22nd collective agreement for 2013-14 with...
25 October 2013
Great Britain: unions want employees to have a voice in companies’ boards
The Trades Union Confederation (TUC) hit hard, launching a first campaign asking for employee representatives to sit on boards. Currently, there is no law containing the obligation for British...
25 October 2013
Spain: pregnant women no longer protected against the termination of the labor contract during the trial period
By saying that “pregnancy, even when the company is not aware of it, will be grounds for nullity in case of layoffs only, not for the termination of the contract during the trial period,” the...
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25 October 2013
Austria: metal unions announce open strike starting on Tuesday, October 29
After the 4th bargaining round failed on October 22, affecting 120,000 of the sector’s 180,000 employees, Pro-Ge and DPA-djp, the metalworkers’ unions, decided to take a harder line and...
24 October 2013
Interview of Denis Pennel, the author of, “Working for yourself: what future for labor at the time of the individualist revolution?”
Individuals’ yearning for fulfilling work matching their life choices implies that the social partners and politicians rethink the social contract, explains Denis Pennel, who wrote a book called...
24 October 2013
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
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...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026