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Netherlands: strike continues at TNT Post
After two 24-hour strikes in November where 8,000 people turned out, only 4,000 mailmen came to the last strike movement. A fourth strike is going to be organized on December 15th, announced, on...
13 December 2010
Greece: government adopts bill bringing flexibility to the labor market
First approved by Brussels earlier last week, the bill which notably brings flexibility to the labor market in the private sector was discussed by the Council of Ministers on Thursday, December...
13 December 2010
Great Britain: more and more small disputes over pay and pensions
Workers at Heinz’s Wigan food factory have balloted overwhelmingly for strike action and industrial action short of a strike over what they consider to be a poor pay offer while company profits...
12 December 2010
Germany: Verdi union calls for a 6.5% wage increase for Deutsche Telekom staff
Improve the pay plan of T-Service employees. For the renegotiation of the company collective agreements, which expire on December 31, 2010 (see our dispatch No. 090314), Verdi’s collective...
12 December 2010
Spain: unions present own-initiative bill to amend the labor market reform voted in September
When presenting the text, the union leaders, Candido Mendez (UGT) and Ignacio Fernandez Toxo (CCOO), explained that they were hoping for a chance to revive the debate and give the government the...
9 December 2010
EU: metal social partners place growth, employment and training at the heart of sectoral social dialogue
A strong industry. During this social dialogue meeting, the union and the employers’ organization rejoiced that the industry was back at the top of the European agenda. In a first statement...
9 December 2010
Pfleiderer: signature of an international social charter
Requirements that also apply to subcontractors. Based in Neutmark, Bavaria, Pfleider specializes in the wholesale trade of wood and construction materials. It employs nearly 5,200 people in 22...
8 December 2010
Germany: chemistry union claims for up to 7% increase for 550,000 employees
Record claims. Any other offers? In September, the first post-crisis wage agreement brought a 3.6% increase and a €150 bonus to steel employees (see our dispatch No. 100688). In the fall...
8 December 2010
Italy: last Censis report shows the country is “flattened” and “without vigor”
A country without laws or desire, sliding under “a wave of unbalanced impulses” which no longer trusts the leading classes, is the image coming from the 44th report published by Censis, the...
8 December 2010
Spain: first meetings between employers and unions on the reform of collective bargaining
It could be difficult to bring both parties’ views together and labor market experts aren’t very optimistic as to the outcome of the negotiations. While unions and employers are in favor of a...
8 December 2010
Sweden: a study by the working environment authority found that 200 people die following professional stress each year
A report that links causes of death and working conditions. Arbetsmiljöverket presented, on November 18, 2010, an overview of work-related deaths that aren’t industrial accidents. It seems they...
8 December 2010
Germany: IG-Metall demands a 6% increase for Volkswagen’s employees
Disagreement over the next wage increase. “This is a very bad joke… They can’t sell us what we already have” declared the chairman of Volkswagen’s central WC and IG-Metall member, Bernd...
7 December 2010
Italy: Fiat leaves negotiating table with unions on the future of the Mirafiori site
Ambitious program. With an investment of over €1 billion and a new joint venture with Chrysler, Fiat wants to double production at Mirafiori, going from 120,000 cars currently to over 250,000...
6 December 2010
Ireland: after the Greeks, the Irish are going to test Brussels’ will to be more directive on labor market reforms in the name of financial and economic stability
The Irish State is tied. The government had already flagged some of these changes, imposed by a Memorandum of Understanding signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European...
6 December 2010
Sweden: The Phone House AB given permission to fingerprint its employees to monitor working time
Reasons for using fingerprints. The Phone House AB, a subsidiary of the namesake group, which employs 16,000 people in Europe, is a major chain that sells mobile phones in Sweden, since it...
2 December 2010
EADS: interview of Frédéric Agenet, EADS Director of Industrial Relations, on the agreement establishing a bargaining procedure at European level
Frédéric Agenet. EADS wants to be more integrated at European level. Being more integrated socially doesn’t mean that we want to apply exactly the same policies in all four countries for every...
1 December 2010
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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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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
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EU: banking sector social partners commit to combating violence and harassment
On 15 January, the trade union federation UNI Europa Finance and three employers’ associations in the banking sector signed a joint statement on preventing violence and harassment in the...
16 January 2026