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Holcim-Lafarge: union bodies set up a global committee to monitor the social consequences of the merger and to push for better standards in the new entity
On April 7 2014, management from the French Lafarge (with 64,000 employees) and the Swiss Holcim (with 90,000) companies announced their intention to merge. This merger would create the world’s...
8 December 2014
Italy: CGIL and UIL unions set general strike for December 12
Friday December 12 is the day when both the CGIL and UIL go out on strike together marking a first after a long period when they pursued separate aims. Their motto “this won’t do” refers to the...
8 December 2014
Belgium: third in a series of rotating strikes against the government in front of a nationwide strike
Joint trade union strike action was organized for December 8 as the third in a series of actions protesting the center-right government’s austerity measures. Strike action in Brussels and in the...
8 December 2014
Great Britain: a shift in gear towards workers at Jaguar Land Rover plant over pay related strike action
Workers at Jaguar Land Rover have won a better pay and pensions deal from their employer after rejecting the initial offer and threatening to ballot for strike action. In early November, 96% of...
8 December 2014
Netherlands: final hurdle cleared as vote for FNV union merger is approved
The largest private sector union FNV Bondgenoten, affiliated to the trade union confederation FNV, voted in favor (with 91% of the votes) of the planned merger into one unified trade union...
8 December 2014
Italy: an agreement by the Ministry of Economic Development on the future for the Thyssenkrupp factory at Terni ends one of the longest strikes in Italy’s union history
After 44 consecutive days of strike action, one of the longest in the history of Italian unionism, and after five months of talks marked by breakdowns and subsequent take-ups (c.f. article No...
5 December 2014
Orange: interview with Bruno Mettling, Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of Human Resources on the Global Group Agreement on Health and Safety
On November 21 the telecommunications company together with the union federation UNI global Union, and the French trade union members of UNI Global (CGT, CFDT, FO), the UNI Orange Global Trade...
5 December 2014
AXA: EWC and management agree on a process of social dialogue as the insurer embarks on its digital transformation
On November 26 during the EWC meeting, members and management clarified the process of social dialogue that will accompany the Group’s digital transformation. The restricted committee prepared...
5 December 2014
Nordic region: moving towards de-unionization?
This is the somewhat provocative undertone to two studies carried out by Fafo (Norwegian research institution specialized in labor and trade unions etc. research) in 2014, and authored by Kristine...
4 December 2014
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
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5 March 2026
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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