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Great Britain: tricky merger between RMT and TSSA transport and rail unions
Discussions will focus upon closer working
between both unions initially through a federation structure with a view to
moving towards a merger. Both unions also agreed that the door will remain...
1 September 2011
United States: United Auto Workers (UAW) wants higher wages for new employees
ed Auto Workers (UAW), wants the $14 an hour wage which most entry-levels workers receive to be increased. The UAW is currently bargaining for pay with the “Big 3” (General Motors...
31 August 2011
Belgium: retailing negotiations fail
in the trade industry launched a campaign calling for the resumption of talks on working conditions in the sector. Unable to overcome their disagreements, the social partners terminated the...
31 August 2011
Poland: report on working and employment conditions in businesses
the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin) published, on August 24th, a report on work and employment conditions in Polish enterprises. It shows that, since 2005, while working...
31 August 2011
Germany: Verdi and Deutsche Post bargain for new part-time retirement system to face staff ageing
On July 4th, Deutsche Post and the Verdi union have launched negotiations which will spread over seven meetings in order to develop a new working time system updating part-time early retirement...
30 August 2011
Great Britain: report by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, ACAS, on its intervention for industrial disputes
, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, has seen a significant increase in demand for its help resolving large-scale industrial disputes in the past year. Releasing its annual report in July, ACAS...
30 August 2011
Slovakia: commentary of the Labor Code amendment coming into force on September 1, 2011
Slovakian Parliament, the amendment to the Labor Code which brings many changes to nearly one third of labor law regulations was adopted on July 13th by a very small majority. On July 27th, the...
30 August 2011
Thales: at its last European convention, the high-tech group evaluates the application of its IDEA and TALK European agreements
A European and joint exercise so the process doesn’t run out of steam. “IDEA was created two years ago. We cannot get into a routine, we need to boost it, revitalize its development, and...
29 August 2011
United States: Volkswagen employee representatives and the United Auto Workers union unite to facilitate organizing in the Chattanooga plant
King’s task in organizing in Tennessee will be made easier by a “Declaration on Social Rights and Industrial Relationships at Volkswagen” signed by the company, the International Metalworkers...
27 July 2011
Germany: new Eldorado for qualified jobseekers from southern Europe?
“There’s a lot of potential in Spain where thousands of engineers and IT specialists are unemployed” declared Monika Varnhagen, leader of the International Placement Services (Zentralen Arbeits-...
27 July 2011
Germany: unemployment decreases while precariousness increases
The number of fixed-term contracts increased by 4.6%, but temporary work is booming: +32.5%. Last year, temporary work accounted for over 50% of salaried recruitments and affected 742,000 workers...
25 July 2011
Great Britain: by reforming public sector pensions on a scheme-by-scheme basis, the government could avoid a widespread social conflict
This means that rather than meeting all the unions together, only the relevant unions will have a place at the bargaining table when future talks over individual schemes – like the Local...
22 July 2011
Germany: 5.2% increase for insurance employees
After several waves of strikes (see our dispatch No. 110415), the Verdi services’ union and the employers’ federation of German insurance companies (AGV) have reached an agreement, early in the...
22 July 2011
Italy: unitary agreement for the renewal of the collective agreement of Indesit Spa Group
After 18 hours negotiating, on July 19th, Indesit SpA and the National Coordination of Indesit Group unions – Fim-Cisl, Fiom-CGIL and Uilm-Uil – signed a unitary agreement for the renewal of the...
22 July 2011
Italy: Court of Turin confirms the validity of the separate agreements of Pomigliano d’Arco but recognizes Fiat’s antiunion behavior towards the Fiom
“What’s important is that Fiat was condemned for antiunion behavior” Maurizio Landini, Fiom leader, pointed out when commenting the verdict rendered on July 16th by labor court of Turin, by Judge...
19 July 2011
Poland: social partners failed to agree on minimum wage for 2012
“Unacceptable decision” for unions. At the last plenary meeting of the tripartite committee (unions-employers-government), the trade unions vividly reacted to the government’s proposal to bring...
18 July 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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France: social partner talks extend far beyond contractual terminations
After a false start on 3 December, French social partners resumed talks on 7 January 2026 on potential changes to the unemployment insurance agreement, including the rules governing compensation...
12 January 2026