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Suez Environnement: new agreement sets up European Works Council
The approximately 70,000 European employees of Suez Environnement will no longer be represented by GDF Suez’s EWC on July 23. Following from its deconsolidation, the group operating in the field...
5 July 2013
Norway: outcome of bargaining in the oil industry
Negotiations are over between the Norsk Olje og Gass employers’ organization (oil and gas businesses) and the trade unions – SAFE (energy), Inustri Energi (energy industry) and Lederne (Norwegian...
5 July 2013
Renault: interview of Tristan Lormeau, Director Resources and Skills at Renault Group, on the international framework agreement signed by the French carmaker
On July 2, Renault, IndustriAll Global Union and the Global Group Council signed an international framework agreement on social, societal and environmental responsibility. Tristan Lormeau is...
4 July 2013
Great Britain: the battle continues between Royal Mail and CWU
In the continuing battle over the privatisation of the Royal Mail, the CWU communications workers' union has rejected an 8.6% pay rise over three years from the employer. The CWU accused Royal...
3 July 2013
Renault: global council and IndustriAll Global Union sign international framework agreement on social, societal and environmental responsibility
On July 2, Renault Group, Renault Group Committee (the international employee representation structure) and IndustriAll Global Union signed an international framework agreements, “Commit together...
2 July 2013
Spain: 1,374 collective agreements could expire soon
Collective agreements that haven’t been renegotiated for at least two years will no longer be valid on July 8, following the 2012 labor reform. Unions claim 1,374 agreements are concerned. ...
1 July 2013
Portugal: the unitary general strike against austerity was a success
The CGTP and UGT union joined forces on Thursday, June 27 for a 24-hour strike. They say this day of action was exceptional but the government says the country was not paralyzed. Unions demand a...
28 June 2013
Austria: framework agreement on working time cut with no pay cut for Austrian railroaders
On June 20, the management of the Austrian railway company (ÖBB) and the Vida services and transportation union signed a framework agreement reducing the workweek in the rail industry. Working...
28 June 2013
United States: Ford and United Auto Workers launch pilot to cut costs by monitoring chronic diseases better
The UAW’s retiree trust fund and the carmaker are launching a two-year pilot program in southeastern Michigan open to all workers and retirees in the group. The goal is to "bend the cost curve...
27 June 2013
Spain: Liberbank unions negotiate balanced effort for all employees to avoid suspending the activity of 30 percent of them
The Comfia-CCOO and FeS-UGT unions reached an agreement with the management of the banking group born after the merger of ailing regional savings banks. They lifted their strike notice, thus...
27 June 2013
Norway: new agreement in finance industry
On April 26, the LO Finans union and the Finans Norge employers’ organization reached an agreement on wage increases. The general increase is at least 0.6 percent on May 2013 within a general...
27 June 2013
Deutsche Bahn: social partners negotiate permanent profit-sharing system for all employees
Deutsche Bahn’s central WC confirmed to Planet Labor that the internal negotiations with representatives from the management, the central WC and the EWC had recently opened to come up with a...
27 June 2013
Air France/KLM: new European agreement regarding the outstation and commercial organization in Europe
Air France/KLM management and EWC signed, on June 12, 2013, a framework agreement regarding the outstation and commercial organization in Europe (except France and the Netherlands). Almost...
26 June 2013
Austria: GPA-djp private workers’ union wants to limit ‘all-in’ contracts
The GPA-djp has declared war on the exponential increase in ‘all-in’ labor contracts whereby employees are paid the same price regardless of the time they spend working. At a press conference on...
25 June 2013
Spain: national engineering and technical studies collective agreement renewed
On June 14, the FeS-UGT and Comfia-CCOO majority unions and the Tecniberia employers’ organization signed the sector’s 17th collective agreement. It provides for a 0.8 percent wage increase in...
25 June 2013
Great Britain: CWU secures employment conditions for employees at Telefonica o2 call centres outsourced to Capita
After an intense period of negotiations and under the threat of a possible strike, Telefonica o2 has agreed to concede to a number of the demands of the CWU communications workers’ union over the...
24 June 2013
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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
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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