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Great Britain: prospects of economic recovery bring pay disputes back
The continued return of growth to the economy is beginning to more fully register with union members and, consequently, is now feeding into their demands for pay rises after a prolonged period of...
16 January 2014
Telefonica: European works Council agreement (previously O2 agreement) renewed
Contrary to appearances, Telefónica’s European works council agreement, renegotiated in November, isn’t the Spanish multinational’s but the one signed by the British subsidiary, Telefonica Europe...
15 January 2014
Great Britain: government suggests Health and Safety Executive diversifies earnings by giving businesses advice
A government report calls on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE, the organization in charge of protecting workers’ health and safety), to diversify its activity to find resources, in these times...
15 January 2014
Italy: Confindustria and the CGIL, Cisl and Uil unions reach agreement on “Single Representation Text”
On January 10, CGIL, Cisl, Uil and employers reached an agreement on the “Single Representation Text,” which regulates certification and the forms of union representation, the validation and scope...
14 January 2014
Germany: the meat industry – the symbol of social dumping in Germany – introduces minimum wage
On January 13, nearly one month after the negotiations failed, the food and catering employers’ organization (ANG) and the food and catering union (NGG) announced –surprising everyone – that they...
14 January 2014
Transnational company agreements: interview of Torsten Müller, researcher at the European Trade Union Institute on the role of EWCs in European agreements in the metal industry
Torsten Müller (senior researcher at the European Trade Union Institute) co-authored a study on “Transnational company agreements and the role of European Works Councils in negotiations” together...
14 January 2014
Brazil: several collective agreements approved in the telecom industry
Several new collective agreements have been approved in the Brazilian phone industry, either at federal level or only in the State of São Paulo, in November and December 2013. There is no wage...
14 January 2014
Great Britain: direct access to employees in the workplace, the new challenge for British unions
For unions trying to enter a company, being granted direct access to the workplace is a way to ensure a successful unionisation campaign. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that this right is...
14 January 2014
Germany: Atos, the first company to join the first sectoral framework agreement signed with the IG-Metall in the telecom and computing industry
On January 9, METALL NRW, the federation of metal employers in North Rhine-Westphalia, the IG-Metall’s federation in North Rhine-Westphalia and Atos Deutschland announced that they had adopted...
13 January 2014
Italy: rubber and plastic industry social partners strike deal for their new collective agreement
After 12 months of tense negotiations, punctuated by 20 hours of strike, the Federazione Gomma Plastica and the Associazione Italiana Ricostruttori Pneumatici (AIRP) for employers and the...
13 January 2014
Germany: for the first time since its creation, Verdi’s numbers are up
For Verdi, the second largest union affiliated with the Confederation of German Trade Unions (DGB) after the IG-Metall, 2014 is starting with good news. For the first time since it was created in...
10 January 2014
Belgium: the FGTB’s General Federation and the Textile, Clothing and Diamond federation merged on January 1, 2014
Launched in 2010, the negotiations for this merger were accelerated with the 2012 social election. Indeed, fully hit by the crisis in the textile industry, the FGTB-TVD had, for a while, looking...
10 January 2014
Argentina: unions demand wages increases of at least 30 percent to make up for inflation
The Workers’ Central Union (Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina, CTA) announced it wouldn’t discuss wage increases below 30-35 percent at the next round of collective negotiations. Together...
10 January 2014
Switzerland: unions announce offensive to extend collective agreements and update the legislative package supervising them
On January 7, the Swiss union confederation (USS-SGB) organized its annual press conference. For 2014, it announced a “major commitment” to develop and renew the collective labor agreement (CCT)...
9 January 2014
Australia: government wants to revive competitiveness in Tasmania
While its has the highest unemployment rate in Australia, Tasmania has just been the target of a government recovery program. The idea is to give bonuses to businesses that hire jobseekers.
9 January 2014
Romania: Western Europe isn’t the subject of dreams anymore
The complete opening of the European labor market for Romanian and Bulgarian workers on January 1, 2014 didn’t lead, as some feared, to an invasion of low-skilled workers towards the continent’s...
9 January 2014
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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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Germany: standoff over national plan to boost collective bargaining
Under the EU Adequate Minimum Wages Directive, Germany is required to produce an action plan to boost collective bargaining coverage. That plan has stalled, however, after being blocked by the...
9 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