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Germany: Verdi starts another war against T-Mobile USA (Deutsche Telekom), accused of “psychological terror” against employees trying to join a union
The Verdi services union is going on the offensive again denouncing the "primary antiunion" attitude of T-Mobile USA's management since the company was created in 2001. Based on a recent internal...
20 November 2012
Sweden: guaranteed hourly pay for agency workers
After 7 months bargaining, an agreement was finally reached for the 60,000 agency workers on October 17. signed between LO (landsorganisationen, the Swedish Trade Union Confederation) and Almega...
20 November 2012
Italy: social partners reach agreement on the “Productivity Pact” requested by Monti
Towards a decentralized conventional system. After the separate agreement reforming the collective bargaining system was signed on January 22, 2008 (see our dispatch No. 090080) and the...
19 November 2012
Sweden: to get round unions’ veto on signing crisis agreements, businesses negotiate amendments to the labor contract directly with their employees
The case of Parker Hannifin in Trollhättan. Created in 1918, Parker Hannifin Corporation is the global leader in motion and control technologies, employing 60,000 people around the world – 1,200...
19 November 2012
ZF Friedrichshafen: IG-Metall union and car part maker fight over the implementation of the company’s international framework agreement
On October 5, ZF Friedrichshafen, one of the world leaders in ground transmission and liaison systems, signed with union and employee representatives an international framework agreement (IFA) on...
19 November 2012
Denmark: FTF union confederation congress banks on cooperation
Funktionærernes og Tjenestemændenes Fællesrad (FTF), the second largest union in the country, organized its congress on November 14-15 in Copenhagen with the slogan "Together for Society." The...
19 November 2012
Germany: Lufthansa’s aircrew get wage increase and employment guarantee in return for flexible working hours
After months fighting, including three days of strike, Lufthansa, the German airline, and the Ufo aircrew union announced, on November 13, that they had signed a collective agreement based on a...
14 November 2012
HP: European trade union coordination to help employee representatives stay in touch after EWC is terminated
tatives terminated the anticipation agreement establishing a European Works Council. Before a new agreement is signed, the EWC will be governed by the 2009 regulations – more advantageous...
14 November 2012
Italy: two framework agreements improve employment protection in the electric power industry
In October, the trade unions in the electric power industry (Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl and Uilcem-Uil) signed two framework agreements, one with E.ON (Germany) and the other with Edison (from EDF...
13 November 2012
Germany: unions criticize the liberalization of the long-distance bus market on January 1, 2013
Starting on January 1, 2013, the German bus industry will be rejuvenated. On November 2, the Bundesrat (the Upper House representing the Lander) adopted an amendment to the Passenger Transport Act...
12 November 2012
International: supply chains targeted by new international union cooperation
Uni Global, IndustriALL and the ITF - the international union federations of services, manufacturing and transportation - decided, on October 25, to set up a strategic supply chain alliance. The...
12 November 2012
Belgium: final results of the 2012 social election
The ballots and changes to the social elections were officially brought to a close on October 12, 2012. The final results, compared with the first results published on May 21, will help polish...
12 November 2012
Spain: Renault unions and management sign flexibility agreement hoping to create 1,300 jobs
Renault management and the three majority unions - UGT, Workers' Commissions (CCOO) and the Confederation of Managers and Professionals (CCP) - signed an agreement which should lead, on Tuesday...
12 November 2012
Austria: Magna, the car part manufacturer, is preparing to outsource part of its operations to be covered by “more advantageous” collective agreements
After trying, in vain, to bargain with unions for extraordinary exceptions to the sector's collective agreements, Magna, the Austrian-canadian car part maker which employs 13,000 people in Austria...
8 November 2012
Denmark: young people work part-time more than full-time
Ugebrevet A4, the newspaper of the LO union confederation, did an issue on the situation of the labor market for young Danish people. It shows that full-time contracts are becoming as scarce as...
8 November 2012
United States: unions’ political agenda for Barack Obama’s second term
Following Barack Obama's reelection, the American union movement claimed credit for Obama's victory over the Republican Party and launched campaigns defending several social advantages before the...
8 November 2012
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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...
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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