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Italy: social partners in the cement, lime, and plaster industry concluded an agreement to renew their National Collective Agreement
On 24 November, both the unions (Feneal-Uil, Filca-Cisl, Fillea-CGIL) and employers (Federmaco) concluded an agreement to renew the cement, lime, and plaster industry National Collective Agreement...
26 November 2015
Germany: the number of out of work scientists and engineers has risen sharply (DIW study)
Since the start of the century and really right up until now the primary message received from the business community was the lack of highly skilled labor in the science and technical related...
24 November 2015
South Korea: extensive raid of KCTU establishments in Seoul
The relations between the government and the second largest trade union confederation in South Korea become all the more turbulent. This past weekend, almost 700 South Korean police officers...
24 November 2015
Belgium: 2015-2016 HORECA sector agreement concluded against a backdrop of ‘flexi-jobs’ in the sector
On 23 October an agreement was reached for the Horeca sector (Hotels/Restaurants/Cafés) against the backdrop of a tense social climate in Belgium (c.f. article No. 9341). The day before, on 22...
23 November 2015
Italy: the Fiom-CGIL organizes a national demonstration protesting the government’s policies
CGIL steelworkers will gather in Rome on 21 November to take part in a national demonstration protesting Matteo Renzi’s government’s policies and putting forward a new different social and...
20 November 2015
United States: IG Metall is establishing a presence in Tennessee, in support of UAW led unionization in German owned automakers and suppliers
The UAW already enjoys IG Metall’s full support in its efforts to unionize at German-owned auto manufacturers and suppliers. The UAW still has to establish its first European-like works council in...
20 November 2015
Great Britain: London’s 18 bus companies agree to negotiate its first collective agreement for the 27,000 drivers since privatization over 20 years ago.
Following strike action at the beginning of 2015 undertaken by Unite bus drivers, the union has secured negotiations, facilitated by the state conciliation service ACAS, with London's 18 bus...
19 November 2015
Italy: unions retain a positive image amongst Italy’s workers
During the CISL national conference currently underway, the confederation union presented its study on the unions’ image in Italy. Undertaken with a representative sample of Italian workers from...
18 November 2015
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
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
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
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
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
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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...
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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: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 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: Employers’ representatives seek to limit the rights of works councils
The Employers' Federation of German Employers' Associations (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände - BDA) published a report at the end of September in which it proposes a...
8 October 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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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