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United States: American union of civil servants bets 87 million dollars on democratic candidates
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) promised $87.5 million to support democratic candidates to the November election. With this amount, the union is the...
25 October 2010
Great Britain: over one million storekeepers assaulted in one year
More threats and insults. The results of this survey are derived from 1,200 responses received from Usdaw members between July and September this year. In the past 12 months, 6% of shopworkers...
22 October 2010
Netherlands: unions call the government on the “post’s file”
The FNV, the Netherlands’ key union, asked an expert to carry out a study on the best way to achieve a “sustainable” postal market, combining quality service and decent working conditions, with...
22 October 2010
Portugal: social consultation breaks on the Employment Pact
Social tension. The UGT, usually quite accommodating because the government is quite close ideologically, has adopted a new attitude. This break in social dialog brings the union a little closer...
21 October 2010
Great Britain: Chancellor of the Exchequer sets out unprecedented austerity plan
Unprecedented rigor. These drastic cuts are going to affect public sector employees and suspend funding for many programs and government subsidies. For instance, for the Department for Business...
21 October 2010
Italy: final adoption of labor dispute reform
On October 19th, the Chamber of Deputies approved Act 1441 Quater (former 1167-B) which, among other provisions, reforms labor disputes. On March 31st, the President of the Republic sent the law...
21 October 2010
EU: telecom social partners publish good practices guidelines on mental health at work
Inventory. According to the European social partners in the telecommunications sector, 50 to 60% of absences from work are related to stress in the company. It seems that mental health is also...
21 October 2010
Great Britain: government won’t amend Agency Workers Regulations
Comply with the consensus. The British regulations that transpose the European directive on agency workers will come into force in October 2011. In a communiqué released on October 19th...
21 October 2010
Spain: close union relation at the Ministry of Labor
Unions were relieved by the announcement that Valeriano Gomez was the new Minister of Labor. He is succeeding Celestino Corbacho, who left after seeing through the controversial labor market...
20 October 2010
EU: MEPs vote for the extension of maternity leave to 20 weeks minimum
Vote. Up to the last minute, uncertainty hung over this key vote for the Parliament’s fall social agenda. British lobbies have been trying anything over the past few days to make sure the MEPs...
20 October 2010
Italy: UniCredit signs unitary agreement with unions on its restructuring program 2010-2013
After six days of non-stop bargaining, UniCredit’s union delegations – Fabi, Fiba-Cisl, Fisac-CGIL, Silcea, Sinfub, UGL Crédito, Uilca-Uil – signed, on Monday, October 18th, at dawn, a unitary...
20 October 2010
Denmark: 360° study on the situation of union representatives in the 21st century
The Faos’ researchers surveyed nearly 11,000 representatives (including over 3,000 safety representatives), 1,475 “colleagues” (including 1,169 LO members, 164 members of “yellow unions” and 142...
20 October 2010
Portugal: supermarkets to open on Sunday as of October 24th
Opening hours. The text passed in July (see our dispatch No. 100589) lifts the ban on very large supermarkets (over 2,000 m2) to enjoy existing opening hours. As of October 24th, they will be...
20 October 2010
Brazil: unions actively involved in Dilma Rousseff’s presidential campaign and give him the “Working Class Agenda”
Union meeting. On Friday, October 15th, in Sao Paulo, during an electoral meeting, the six key Brazilian union federations gathered around Dilma Rousseff and President Lula da Silva to bring...
20 October 2010
Great Britain: employers maintain tight control over labour costs even with more pay disputes
After a dispute beginning in August and involving two one-day strikes and then a deal brokered by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS), the company agreed to pay a 2.5% rise...
19 October 2010
International: aerospace unions prepare the ground for a global alliance
American, European, Asian, Latin American and Australian representatives met in Seattle, the capital of the American giant, Boeing, to talk about the employment situation in the sector. While...
19 October 2010
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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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United Kingdom: government launches consultation on AI and data protection rules
L’info. Le gouvernement britannique a lancé, du 15 juillet au 9 septembre 2026, une consultation afin d’identifier les dispositifs juridiques, techniques et de gouvernance...
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28 August 2026
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EU: social partners set out position on guidelines for the sustainability due diligence directive
The news. Following the final adoption of the omnibus directive in February, the European Commission launched a consultation in June aimed at guiding it in drafting guidelines on the application...
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28 August 2026
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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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Germany: a “simplification” proposal for the Corporate Governance Code
In early August, the Government Commission presented proposals to reform the Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex (DCGK), Germany’s Corporate Governance Code. The proposals are primarily aimed at...
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026