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Estonia: two surveys to help understand the current state of labor relations in the country
of Social Affairs revealed the results of two surveys dedicated to the current state of labor relations in Estonia. Both surveys are about the same five themes (employee involvement, collective...
9 November 2011
Russia: towards a review of Russian-style social partnership?
Torpedoing traditional unionism. Employees and their employer or superior (e.g. a blue-collar worker and his foreman or an executive) would no be allowed to join the same unions. This practice...
9 November 2011
Germany: record shortage of apprenticeship candidates
Soaring number of places offered. The Ministers, representatives of employers’ organizations and other organizations associated with the Apprenticeship pact, an initiative created in 2004...
9 November 2011
Areva: EWC calls for stoppages in France, Belgium and Germany
Overcapacity. Gathered on October 26, the EWC members called for compliance with the information/consultation procedure and the possibility of presenting a backup plan. The day before, in...
9 November 2011
Sweden: PTK private employees’ federation and Svenskt Näringsliv employers’ organization to bargain for retraining agreements and the criteria for layoff order
cartel for industry and service employees) and Svenskt Näringsliv (key union confederation) announced that they would open talks regarding retraining agreements (omställningsavtal) in...
9 November 2011
Morocco: construction boom and workforce shortage
Construction boom. The construction industry, notably building and civil engineering, has been experiencing unrestrained growth for the past decade. The result of a policy of infrastructure...
9 November 2011
United States: union victory in the fight for collective bargaining
king away the collective bargaining rights of Ohio public employees became a national issue six months after a series of austerity measures raised the question of the future of union rights, which...
9 November 2011
Netherlands: campaign to recruit women in the metal industry
For the moment, only 18,800 women work in the metal industry in the Netherlands, i.e. 13% of the sector’s staff, according to the Federation of Dutch Trade Unions (FNV). The “Annual Metal...
8 November 2011
Belgium: wage indexation could be a part of the negotiations on the new government
rt of the Central Economic Council, wage levels increased faster in Belgium than in neighboring European countries. The document, which revives controversy as regards the possible reform of the...
8 November 2011
Romania: end of negotiations on the closing of the Nokia plant
Finnish mobile giant, Nokia, announced the closing of the Jucu plant in Romania, opened three and a half years ago. After over one month bargaining, the announced that it stroke a deal with unions...
8 November 2011
Denmark: 37th LO union conference calls for the “defense of the Danish system”
bor market in a country that needs to remain productive with work for all: these were the words that gathered the 400 delegates taking part in the 37th conference of the LO union, the...
7 November 2011
Spain: Catalonian unions and employers strike deal to increase flexible pay and organization
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7 November 2011
Portugal: social week against austerity in public transport and services
al strikes in public transport. They are objecting to the restructuring plan in the offing for the sector. Key civil service unions also called for a demonstration on Saturday, November 12 in...
4 November 2011
Great Britain: employers propose tax break for businesses recruiting young
Improve the place young people have on the labor market. The key proposal of the report on boosting employment is a new tax break (£1,500) for businesses hiring jobseekers aged 16-24. Currently...
4 November 2011
Italy: first masters in labor relations in the banking industry
Following the union agreement signed on July 28th* between the ABI employers’ association and the Fiba-Cisl, Fisac-CGIL and Uilca-Uil unions on the “opportunity” to improve the competences of...
4 November 2011
Carrefour: amendment to the anticipation agreement establishing the EWC
The amendment to Carrefour’s EWC agreement provides that UNI Europa shall appoint a CICE Secretary and may appoint a representative invited to the meetings of the CICE and its steering committee...
3 November 2011
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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