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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
Great Britain: Ineos signs an agreement with Unite allowing the union to recruit new members at the Grangemouth site
Following last year’s long and bitter dispute at Grangemouth between the Unite union and the petrochemical company, Ineos, some rapprochement has now taken place. An agreement has been reached...
19 November 2014
Hungary: a bill banning Sunday shopping
Contrary to current trends, closing shops on Sundays is a proposal that has been put forward to parliament by the KDNP (Christian Democrat party), an ally of the governing party Fidesz. Even...
19 November 2014
Spain: the PSA Peugeot Citroën factory at Vigo with support from only one union reaches an agreement in principle that provides for wage reductions
Management and unions have negotiated a competitiveness plan for the PSA Peugeot Citroën factory at Vigo, Galicia. The plan allows for a 5% cut in basic pay and the reduction or even elimination...
18 November 2014
Italy: the young new leader of Fim, Cisl’s metals union federation prioritizes reaching out to the young and the ‘unseen’
At 44 years of age Marco Bentivogli was, on November 13, voted in by the Fim-Cisl General Council as the youngest ever metals union leader in Italian history. Via his project “Sindacato 2.0...
17 November 2014
AEON: Japan’s largest retailer signs a global framework agreement with the UNI Global Union
This global framework agreement signed on November 10 marks the third with Japanese businesses, the first two being in the service sector. However this third agreement is signed with Japan’s...
17 November 2014
Brazil : study reveals reasons for high labor turnover rate Brazil : study reveals reasons for high labor turnover rate
The significant rate of labor turnover in Brazil is caused by several factors, such as short-term contracts, seasonality of raw material, and economic cycles and employers' free reign to dismiss...
13 November 2014
United States: the United Automobile Workers is to represent workers at Volkswagen Chattanooga, but will most likely not be the only one
The UAW, the United Automobile Workers, will set up shop in the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the south of the United States, following the company’s establishment of a...
12 November 2014
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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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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