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International: the union federation IndustriALL has launched a new publication to help members confront precarious work
In response to the expansion of precarious work as one of the biggest threats facing unions, IndustriALL has launched a publication aimed at promoting collective negotiation as a tool in the fight...
29 September 2014
Sweden: agreement to include final year internships for students in the real estate sector
On September 4, 2014, the partners in the real estate sector agreed on a program of student cooperation: “studentmedarbetareavtal”. This initiative originates from Denmark where for a long time...
29 September 2014
South Africa: the extension of the metals industry wage agreement goes before the courts because of unresolved power plays among employers
A metal industry wage agreement was signed this summer after a one-month strike. The agreement will apply for the next 3 years, considered to be a very long period in this sector. The agreement ...
26 September 2014
Italy: the leader of Cisl, the country’s second largest union confederation, resigns early
On September 24, 2014, Raffaele Bonanni head of the Cisl union since 2006 submitted his resignation saying his decision was motivated by the need for internal renewal “necessary in these times of...
26 September 2014
Austria: collective-contract talks in the Metal sector kick off this autumn amid employers fundamental concerns
On September 25, 2014, collective wage negotiations started in the metal industry and will set the standard for Austria’s future wage trends. As has been the case for the past 2 years, each of the...
26 September 2014
Germany: Amazon turns a deaf ear to Verdi union demands despite renewed strike action
After 3 days of strikes (from Monday September 22 to Wednesday September 24) and for the first time hitting 5 separate Amazon facilities, the German services union Verdi sees the action as having...
25 September 2014
Portugal: the minimum wage that has been frozen since 2011 now rises by 20 euros to 505 euros
After intense negotiations, the social partners agreed a rise in the national minimum wage (SMN). As of October 1, 2014 it will go up from 485 euros to 505 euros per month. To ease the financial...
25 September 2014
Belgium: a shock campaign by the FGTB condemning the misuse of daily agency contracts
By announcing, to a fanfare of publicity the launch of a new daily contract recruitment agency, only to disclose that that the agency was in a fact a hoax, the FGTB had decided to organize a shock...
25 September 2014
Great Britain: the dearth in qualified staff is a time bomb for companies
Employers in Britain are starting to feel the effects of a lack of skilled workers. For some years now the country has been tackling the problem of skills shortages. A recent government report...
24 September 2014
Denmark: the FTF confederation union launches the debate on the need for a legal minimum wage
While the unions were formerly opposed to even discussing the idea of a legal minimum wage in Denmark, last week the FTF, Denmark’s second largest union confederation, invited the social partners...
23 September 2014
Belgium: the federal government’s upcoming reforms are worrying the unions
On Tuesday September 23, 2014 the three central unions will demonstrate together to voice their concerns over proposed reforms by the new federal coalition government, that itself is in the...
22 September 2014
Ecuador: demonstrations to reject the Government’s Labor code reforms
On Wednesday September 17, 2014, several sectors of Ecuador’s society spilled onto the streets to voice their opposition to the numerous reforms being driven by Rafael Correa’s leftwing...
19 September 2014
United States: the CWA and Teamsters unions are booking themselves an XXL seat with American Airlines
A union coalition of the CWA (Communications Workers of America) and the Teamsters has established its presence in the American Airlines company that employs 14,000 staff in passenger services...
19 September 2014
Germany: chemical union going to push for a 3 day week for the over 60s
Peter Hoffmann, member of the federal office of the IG BCE chemical union explained on Wednesday September 17, 2014 that during the next round of negotiations at the beginning of 2015 his union...
18 September 2014
Great Britain: the NUM union comes to the rescue just in time for the final working coal mine (Hatfield Colliery)
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has stepped in to save the last viable deep pit coal mine by investing £4m in the employee-owned Hatfield Colliery, near Doncaster. The colliery faced...
18 September 2014
BNP Paribas: European agreement on professional equality signed
Yesterday, September 16, 2014, BNP Paribas signed an agreement with the European Federation Union UNI Europa Finance and the European Federation of Finance Company Executives (FECEC), and its...
16 September 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
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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