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Great Britain: Unity union merges with the GMB giant
Yet another small traditional British trade union has decided to merge with the large general GMB union that counts more than 630,000 members. Unity sees this move as its last ditch attempt to...
13 January 2015
Each and everyone Charlie
"In a free State every man may think what he likes, and say what he thinks" - Benedict Spinoza, 1632-1677 Dutch Philosopher. Theological-Political Treatise: Chapter 20
8 January 2015
Great Britain: Post Office agrees a three-year pay and conditions deal with some of its workers
The Post Office, a state company, and the CWU communications union have agreed a new three year pay and conditions agreement for the 2,000 workers employed by the company in its Admin and Supply...
7 January 2015
Germany: on January 1 the new controversial law on a national minimum wage came into force and continues to divide opinion
After years of debate, on January 1 Germany finally implemented its first-ever blanket national minimum wage set at 8.5 euros (before tax) an hour. Previously employers and unions had...
6 January 2015
Great Britain: a fresh approach to help employees return to work faster after periods of illness
The UK government’s Fit for Work program aims to sharply reduce absenteeism levels. The program due to roll out in early 2015 will assist employees on long-term sick leave return to work quicker.
6 January 2015
Belgium: the social partners conclude a series of ‘mini-agreements’ restarting a stalled social consultation process
On December 18, representatives of both the unions and employers’ bodies came back to the negotiation table and came closer over the issue of separate employee blue collar | white collar status...
19 December 2014
Spain: CEOE the employers confederation, currently tarnished over corruptions scandals re-elects its president for another term by a very slim majority
On December 17, Juan Rosell the 58 year old Catalan businessman and President of the CEOE since 2010 was reconfirmed as President for a further four year term. He garnered 345 out of the 768...
18 December 2014
Germany: Deutsche Bahn and the GDL union find a basis for negotiations and defuse the social conflict tracking the rail sector
The all out strike for German rail workers set for January 2015 is off. Management at Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the train drivers union (GDL) made the announcement on Wednesday December 17. This was...
18 December 2014
Russia: lower real wages for 2015 are a worrying sign
In Russia, social crisis is waiting in the wings. The currency (RUB, ruble) is collapsing as oil prices plummet and Western sanctions linked to the Ukraine situation take effect. Since the start...
17 December 2014
Germany: Amazon, under pressure from Verdi strike action, falls back on its Polish distribution centers to ensure Christmas packages are delivered on time
Verdi, the German services union, which has since spring 2013 being trying to get Amazon to sign a collective agreement took the decision to hit hard with its biggest strike action at the company...
16 December 2014
Chile: 12,000 go out on strike at Walmart claiming higher wages
On December 11 employees at the retailing giant and owner of the Lider chain of supermarkets went out on a national strike. Employees disagree with management over the method of collective...
16 December 2014
Belgium: the country paralyzed by a general strike
On Monday December 15 the general strike, organized by a united union front protesting the government’s austerity measures, marked the culmination of a wave of strikes that has hit the country...
15 December 2014
Italy: the December 12 general strike considered a ‘total success’, by organizers
CGIL and UIL, the two union confederations that organized the December 12 general strike protesting the Jobs Act and the Stability Law, declared an average participation rate in excess of 60% with...
15 December 2014
Germany: the Verdi union urges Deutsche Post to end its policy of hiring on fixed-term contracts
During national employee assemblies held on December 5 at Deutsche Post premises, Verdi, the services union, strongly criticized the German post office’s employment policy. According to Verdi...
10 December 2014
Denmark: a majority of LO unions are halting direct support for leftwing political parties
The Danish tradition of the Social Democratic party supporting the union and vice versa is close to coming to an end. 13 out of 17 LO unions (the LO is the country’s main union confederation) have...
10 December 2014
Great Britain: all the trade unions have renewed their 10 year political funds
The 1984 Union law requires unions to ballot their members if they want to continue maintaining their political funds (that can be used to provide financial support for political parties) for a...
9 December 2014
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
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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
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31 October 2025
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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