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United States: Court rejects obligation to notify workers of their rights to organize and bargain collectively
The Federal Agency in charge of regulating union rights in the US, the National Labor Relations Board, cannot require employers to notify workers of a right to be represented by a trade union and...
19 June 2013
International: UNI Graphical and Packaging defines new priority actions for its members
The Executive Committee of the UNI Graphical and Packaging international trade union recently defined new priorities for its affiliates across the globe.  UNI Graphical and Packaging represents...
EU: European Commission proposes network of public employment services
The European Commission proposes improving public employment services (PES) in the Member States to solve the issue of the 26 million jobseekers across the EU.  On Monday, June 17, European...
18 June 2013
EU: European Commission to propose communication on quality framework for socially responsible restructurings
It’s official.  The MEPs receive the Commission’s answer to the report calling for a legislative initiative on socially responsible restructurings and anticipation (known as the Cercas report). ...
18 June 2013
Germany: universal minimum wage at the heart of the election campaign
About 100 days to the German federal election, the issue of introducing universal minimum wage has been revived.  All political parties are now in favor of the introduction of minimum wage but not...
Austria: 2.7 percent wage increase at the Austrian post
The management of Österreichische Post AG (OPAG) and the Union of Post and Telecommunications Employees (GPF) reached an agreement, on Monday, June 17 in Vienna, for a 2.7 percent wage increase...
Italy: 17th Cisl convention on the themes of “responsibility” and change
The Cisl’s 17th convention came to a close on June 15.  1,082 delegates representing over 4.4 million members gathered under the slogan, “Italy and responsibility, a new union for a new country.” ...
Greece: new collective agreement in the banking industry
On July 1, 2013, the sectoral collective agreements signed after the OTOE (Bank Employees' Union) and Greek banks negotiated for 2.5 months, will be in force until December 2015.  Considered as...
Morocco: new regulations on child labor in the offing
For several weeks, the Moroccan government has been working on a bill to legislate on the conditions to recruit employees under the age of 18.  The point is notably to define the relation between...
17 June 2013
Sweden: new agreement for the 300,000 technological employees
The agreement signed on April 2, 2013 between Teknikarbetsgivarna (technological employers’ organization) and its union counterparts – Unionen (private sector), Sveriges Ingenjörer (engineering)...
Italy: Energia Concorrente, the organization representing ‘private’ energy companies, signs national collective agreement with unions
Founded in 2012 by Axpo Italia, GDF Suez Energia Italia, Repower, Sorgenia and Tirreno Power to represent the interests of ‘private’ energy companies, the Energia Concorrente employers’...
Germany: GDL train drivers’ union signs first collective agreement with Agilis, the private rail company
On June 11, the GDL train drivers’ union announced that it had signed a collective agreement with Agilis, the private rail company based in Regensburg, Bavaria.  It is the first time it signed an...
United States: Caterpillar and United Steelworkers reach pay deal
The management of Caterpillar and the United Steelworkers’ union ratified a new six-year labor contract in the South Milwaukee plant in Wisconsin.  Employees get a $4,000 (nearly €3,000) signing...
Italy: Eni and unions sign agreement to ‘help’ nearly 1,000 workers retire and hire 300 young people
Eni and the Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec-Uil unions signed an agreement to ‘help’ about 1,000 workers through retirement while recruiting 300 young graduates and ‘stabilizing’ temporary...
United States: AFL-CIO uses participatory democracy to prepare its 2013 Convention
Weaker than ever, the American union movement needs to get young people and minorities to join while defending its position in sectors where it is still present.  This difficult task will be the...
Denmark: boosting the fight against social dumping
The Parliament recently adopted a reform of the Register of Foreign Service Providers, with which the labor inspectorate is able to sanction businesses that break the law.  The Ministry of Finance...
13 June 2013
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France: Medef puts forward proposals to improve management quality
On 31 August, Medef, French main employers' organisation, published a practical guide to managerial skills, which it considers to be a driver of economic performance for businesses. Concerned by...
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AI: uneven integration but a global challenge for the world of work
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business is profoundly transforming the world of work, and some occupations are now under threat. However, the full extent of its effects remains...
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France: Ministry of Labour unveils plan to accelerate the rollout of AI
On 22 September, the French Ministry of Labour presented a plan named Impulsion IA 2027 aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI by companies and employees. It contains 12 measures applicable from...
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Germany: AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt raises concerns over labour supply and workplace cohesion
The rise of Germany’s far-right AfD, which could soon gain influence over migration policy in Saxony-Anhalt and, following elections on September 20, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well, is...
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Netherlands: towards a ban on housing cost deductions from migrant workers’ wages
The news. On September 10, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Hans Vijlbrief (centre-left) sent a letter to the House of Representatives, stating that he intends to prohibit employers...
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UE: Commission proposes measures to facilitate “fair” worker mobility across the Union
The info. On 15 September, the European Commission adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging “fair” worker mobility within the EU. It wants to remove the administrative...