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Fiat/Chrysler: new meeting of the international union network
Success in the US. The impact of the restructuring procedures, especially on heavy vehicles (Fiat Industrial, 53,000 workers) was subject to a heated debate between the different unions. ...
13 June 2012
United States: General Motors wants to review pension payments to cut balance
The automaker already offered
the new lump sums system to 42,000 white-collar retirees. The proposal,
made in the beginning of June, is supposed to consolidate the group’s
finances. GM has...
13 June 2012
Denmark: government stops tripartite negotiations after metalworkers’ union refused to increase working time by removing public holidays
“We cannot and will not sign an agreement entailing the loss of national or paid holidays. At a time of high unemployment, a working time increase is not acceptable. However, we’re open to other...
12 June 2012
Italy: unitary platforms approved for the renewal of collective agreements in chemistry-pharmacy, rubber-plastic, energy-oil, and gas-electricty
Following the guidelines approved on May 22 (see our dispatch No. 120346), all the platforms call for an industrial policy “able to revive growth and employment,” environmentally sustainable...
12 June 2012
France: Areva signs agreement on quality of life at work
Philippe Vivien, Areva HR manager, said, “This agreement is the result of shared work between the trade unions, employees and management. We opened talks after a joint diagnosis, shared with...
11 June 2012
Morocco: questioning the resumption of social dialogue 2012
Has dialogue truly resumed? Before social dialogue was really reopened, the two union federations, CDT (Democratic Confederation of Labor) and FDT (Democratic Federation of Labor) published, on...
11 June 2012
Great Britain: possibility of more social tension in construction
The construction industry is likely to be beset by a further period of instability and conflict following the defeat of a group of leading employers to break away from one the major sectoral...
8 June 2012
Luxembourg: unions worried about temporary agencies doing placement activities
ILO convention. “This opening is envisaged when the current reality in this area is such that the activity of a temporary work agency is becoming increasingly inseparable from that of recruitment...
8 June 2012
Germany: 5.4 percent increase over 26 months in the banking sector
The banking social partners agreed on a 5.4 percent wage increase divided in 2 on the night of Wednesday, June 6. Signed for 26 months, this agreement affects about 230,000 employees. Showing...
7 June 2012
EU: European Trade Union Confederation tries social offensive
Gathered on June 5-6, the ETUC's executive committee adopted a resolution for a Social Compact for Europe, with which the union confederation is hoping to launch a great debate in the coming...
7 June 2012
Poland: social partners launch negotiations to review certain Labor Code provisions
During the meeting of the tripartite committee (working committee on 'labor law and collective agreements') on June 1, 2012, the social partners started reviewing the provisions of Book No. 6 of...
6 June 2012
GDF SUEZ: new European agreement on professional equality between women and men
GDF SUEZ and the EPSU (public service) and IndustriALL European trade union (which is signing its first transnational agreement here) signed, on June 5, a European agreement on professional...
4 June 2012
Norway: new transportation agreement focuses on developing skills
On May 20, Yrkestrafikkforbund (YS - transport workers' union), Transportarbeiderforbund (Norwegian Transport Workers' Union) and the NHO transport employers' organization finally reached an...
4 June 2012
Germany: introduction of minimum wage stopped in retail trade
The plan to introduce minimum wage in retail trade has failed, for now. For over three years, the sector's social partners have been negotiating an agreement introducing minimum wage. However, a...
4 June 2012
Sweden: bargaining over in telecom industry
The Almega employers' organization recently ended negotiations in the telecom industry after signing an agreement with Unionen (private sector union). After signing an agreement with SEKO...
4 June 2012
Italy: new company agreement at Volkswagen Group Italia implements international agreement on employee participation
The subsidiary of Volkswagen Group Italia (VGI) in charge of selling vehicles and spare parts for the German carmaker signed an innovative agreement with the trade unions on the basis of the...
4 June 2012
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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