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Portugal: employees at energy company EDP call centers go on a 48-hour strike
Employees at EDP’s call centers are observing a 48-hour strike in a claim for their full integration into electricity supplier. EDP’s call service is subcontracted to two companies in Lisbon...
4 December 2014
Hungary: growing social discontent
Enough is enough! Union and worker reaction to the 2015 draft budget bill is outrage at plans to raise taxes on social benefits. However this issue of discontent is just one amongst many at a time...
2 December 2014
The European Federation of Food Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) sets out its five-year work plan
The EFFAT Congress was held from November 20-21 in Vienna. Its member organizations adopted policy resolutions and a plan of work that will guide the organization’s strategy and policies for the...
2 December 2014
Italy: in Veneto, seven transport companies signed a protocol with the FILT/CGIL union to prevent and manage sexual harassment at work
An Italian first, on November 25, the FILT/CGIL union together with DHL, ATV (local public transportation company in Veneto), Athena, Zust Ambrosetti, Hargartner terminal, Auroservice and Lega...
1 December 2014
Austria: almost one million economically active or retired workers have work related health problems
Last week, Statistics Austria, the Austrian Statistics Office, published a report on health at work for 2013. In it is says almost one million economically active and retired workers (out of 6.5...
1 December 2014
Canada: steel and telecommunications trade unions join forces
As of January 2015, the Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) will join the North American organization United Steelworkers (USW). In the Canadian section, the two unions will bring together...
28 November 2014
GDF Suez: European agreement signed to improve the quality of working life
On 27 November, the energy company signed a European agreement, with the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and IndustriAll Europe, to improve the quality of working life. The...
28 November 2014
Canada: the changing face of unionism in Quebec
Unions in Quebec are doing quite well. Such was the conclusion of a report analyzing developments in the province’s union coverage from 1997 to 2013, published by the Quebec Statistics Institute...
26 November 2014
Italy: breakdown in talks over renewal of national banking collective agreement
On November 25 employee unions and ABI the Italian Banking Association (employers body) halted negotiations over renewal of the national banking sector collective agreement, which affects over...
25 November 2014
Ireland: the agreement signed by the Bank of Ireland marks a new beginning for banking sector negotiations
On November 17 members of IBOA the Finance Union approved an agreement on salary rises and a new Career and Reward Framework put forward by the Bank of Ireland. The bank, employing 6,000, is the...
25 November 2014
Orange: signs a global Health and Safety agreement
On Friday November 21 the telecommunications company signed a global Health and Safety (H&S) agreement with UNI Global Union, Orange’s Union Alliance, and representatives of the French UNI...
24 November 2014
Great Britain: labor conflicts are witnessing an increase in entrenchment of positions
There are increasing signs that employers are taking a harder line with the terms and conditions of their workforces, leading to a crop of disputes. In many cases, unions are responding in equally...
24 November 2014
Spain: union landscape rocked by new measures in the wake of Podemos party’s call for renewal
The winds of revolutionary change are blowing across Spain’s union landscape. Circulo Podemos Sindicalistas, Somos Sindicalistas and Ganemos CCOO are three new initiatives just launched. They call...
24 November 2014
Germany: the government and social partners create a “Partnership for skilled workers”
Andrea Nahles the Minister for Employment invited the social partners to a meeting on November 20 where both agreed on setting up a “Partnership for skilled workers”, which is a process that will...
21 November 2014
Italy: Uil inaugurates its XVI congress with a call for a general strike
On the eve of its XVI congress that closes today the Uil called for a general strike, in conjunction with the CGIL who had already done the same, for December 12. This strike action marks a shift...
21 November 2014
Great Britain: the campaign for fair wages in the U.S. fast-food industry is crossing the Atlantic
US fast-food workers campaigning to end ‘poverty wages’ have begun to help organise their fellow workers in Britain by giving lessons to help transfer skills, strategies and tactics. Since late...
20 November 2014
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
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Oliver Dietrich (IG Metall): “The advent of AI can be a means of deepening social partnership within companies”
In Germany, trade unions want to influence how AI is deployed in companies. Oliver Dietrich is an AI project manager at the regional office of the IG Metall trade union in North Rhine-Westphalia...
21 January 2026
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EU: social partners split over competitiveness and action on job quality
The European Trade Union Confederation and BusinessEurope have published their response to the consultation document on the European Commission's upcoming EU quality jobs initiative. The two...
4 February 2026
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Germany: collective bargaining negotiations begin in chemical industry
Collective bargaining talks in Germany’s chemical and pharmaceutical industries are due to open this week, covering nearly 580,000 employees across around 1,700 companies. With the sector facing...
3 February 2026
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Italy: new generational renewal agreement penned at UniCredit
The agreement signed on 30 December by UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest banking group, with the Fabi, First-Cisl, Fisac-Cgil, Uilca and Unisin trade unions aims to continue generational...
15 January 2026
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France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations
After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...
12 January 2026
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EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment
On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...
16 January 2026