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Germany: mini-increase in return for job security at Lufthansa
The Verdi union and the Air Traffic Employers’ Association (AGVL) reached, on May 1, a complicated agreement on a wage increase and job security for 33,000 ground staff working for the German...
2 May 2013
Italy: new government sets labor as its official priority
Enrico Letta, Italy’s new Prime Minister, received the Senate’s trust on April 30, after gaining the House of Lords’ trust the day before, for the program “For Italy and Europe.” One of the top...
2 May 2013
Italy: agreement on work-life balance, equal opportunities and CSR in the banking industry
A new national equal opportunities committee and a new joint observatory on CSR, further social dialogue on these themes and more flexible hours, these are the key novelties contained in the...
30 April 2013
Spain: agreement for the renewal of the collective agreement in textile/garment
The Fitag-UGT and Fiteqa-CCOO unions and the Consejo Intertextil español (CIE) employers’ organization signed an agreement in principle renewing the collective agreement for the textile and...
30 April 2013
Germany: 5.7% increase over 26 months for Deutsche Post employees
After warning strikes were organized throughout the country, the Deutsche Post management and the Verdi services union reached an agreement, on Friday, April 26, on a 5.7% wage increase in 2013...
29 April 2013
Great Britain: long-term pay deals are back, especially in the private sector
The prevalence of the number of employers using long-term pay deals over the last six months confirms that in a period of relatively stable inflation this means of setting pay is undergoing...
26 April 2013
Italy: CGIL, Cisl and Uil unions sign unitary framework agreement on local productivity agreements with Confindustria
On April 24, the CGIL, Cisl and Uil union confederations and the Confidustria employers’ association signed an agreement defining the framework to conclude local agreement that apply the tax...
25 April 2013
Portugal: government presents growth recovery program
The government has presented seven priority axes to revive growth and employment in Portugal. The outline of the program was revealed after an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers. ...
25 April 2013
Spain: big telephone companies review their collective agreements
Telefónica, Vodafone and Ono have signed new collective agreements. The three texts follow the same scheme, maintaining employment and with a wage moderation policy where pay is linked with the...
24 April 2013
Italy: tourism employers suspend conventional wage increase and anger unions
Employers’ organizations in the tourism industry decided to suspend payment of the 3rd part of the wage increase provided for in the sector’s national collective agreement from April on. The...
24 April 2013
Italy: Finmeccanica signs agreement on new industrial relations system to better manage future restructurings and improve competitiveness
Finmeccanica, one of the largest industrial groups in Italy, is banking on social dialogue and the involvement of employee representatives to better manage restructurings in some units. This...
23 April 2013
Sweden: agreement in the construction industry tries to define chain of responsibility in cases of subcontracting
The parties said that the agreement signed on April 8, 2013 between Sveriges Byggindustrier, the Swedish Construction Federation, and Byggnads, the Swedish Building Workers’ Union was a...
23 April 2013
Spain: competitiveness agreement at Ford Almussafes
The management of Ford’s plant Almussafes, near Valencia, and the UGT and CCOO unions signed a five-year draft competitiveness agreement to help secure the group’s industrial future. The...
23 April 2013
Portugal: new leader for the General Workers’ Union (UGT) and maybe a tougher stance
The General Workers’ Union (UGT), the second largest union federation in Portugal, has chosen a new general secretary. Carlos Silva, 51, a banking executive, wants to revive debates on collective...
22 April 2013
Austria: 2.8-3/2% wage increase with “free time” option in electrical engineering
The social partners in the electronic and electrical engineering industries reached an understanding, on Friday, April 19, for a wage increase between 2.8 and 3.2% depending on the categories. ...
22 April 2013
Spain: new agreement reviews the general convention in the construction industry
The National Construction Federation (CNC) and the FECOMA.CCOO and MCA-UGT unions signed the partial revision of the sector’s general agreement, which provides for a 0.6% increase in pay scales in...
22 April 2013
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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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ENI incorporates just transition and AI into global agreement
On 13 January, Italian energy group ENI renewed its global agreement on international industrial relations, corporate social responsibility and the just transition with Italian unions CGIL, CISL...
5 February 2026