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Spain: close union relation at the Ministry of Labor
Unions were relieved by the announcement that Valeriano Gomez was the new Minister of Labor. He is succeeding Celestino Corbacho, who left after seeing through the controversial labor market...
20 October 2010
Italy: UniCredit signs unitary agreement with unions on its restructuring program 2010-2013
After six days of non-stop bargaining, UniCredit’s union delegations – Fabi, Fiba-Cisl, Fisac-CGIL, Silcea, Sinfub, UGL Crédito, Uilca-Uil – signed, on Monday, October 18th, at dawn, a unitary...
20 October 2010
Denmark: 360° study on the situation of union representatives in the 21st century
The Faos’ researchers surveyed nearly 11,000 representatives (including over 3,000 safety representatives), 1,475 “colleagues” (including 1,169 LO members, 164 members of “yellow unions” and 142...
20 October 2010
Brazil: unions actively involved in Dilma Rousseff’s presidential campaign and give him the “Working Class Agenda”
Union meeting. On Friday, October 15th, in Sao Paulo, during an electoral meeting, the six key Brazilian union federations gathered around Dilma Rousseff and President Lula da Silva to bring...
20 October 2010
Great Britain: employers maintain tight control over labour costs even with more pay disputes
After a dispute beginning in August and involving two one-day strikes and then a deal brokered by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS), the company agreed to pay a 2.5% rise...
19 October 2010
International: aerospace unions prepare the ground for a global alliance
American, European, Asian, Latin American and Australian representatives met in Seattle, the capital of the American giant, Boeing, to talk about the employment situation in the sector. While...
19 October 2010
Italy: the success of the Fiom’s demonstration increases the divide with the Cisl
The union didn’t want to give any numbers. From the “80,000 participants” according to the police to the half a million or more according to the press, there was, in any case, an “extraordinary...
18 October 2010
Netherlands: FNV wants “labor policy” and an “update to the Finnish level”
On Friday, October 15th, the FNV responded to the announcement of the new government which, at the request of right-wing populist Geert Wilders, is going to launch a new special police unit, with...
18 October 2010
Germany: employers are afraid the immigration controversy is going to affect the recruitment of skilled foreign workers
Base immigration on the labor market’s needs. “The German economy needs skilled workers” reminded, once again, the head of the employers’ confederation, Dieter Hundt, this week end, protesting...
18 October 2010
Austria: metal employers deceive unions at the first collective bargaining meeting
Yesterday, in Vienna, the metal employers announced that they were no longer ready to discuss flexible working time within the framework of collective negotiations, which just opened and which...
14 October 2010
Great Britain: new online service to help businesses recruit disabled people
Created by and for businesses. “Disability Clearkit” was born after three years of research by the 220 organizations working in association with the Department for Work and Pension (DWP), to...
14 October 2010
Netherlands: Henk Kamp is the new Minister of Social Affairs
The largest employers’ organization, the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW) rejoiced with the appointment of Henk Kamp, “a man with great experience,” as the previous...
14 October 2010
Italy: “egg attacks” against the Cisl and Uil’s headquarters stigmatize the Fiom-CGIL
“Better one egg today than no rights tomorrow.” This message, written with red nail polish on the gates of the Cisl’s headquarters in the roman quarter of Garbatella, is the “nicest” of the...
14 October 2010
Denmark: union membership is decreasing, threatening the Danish model
1,045,000 employees (39%) aren’t members of a union organization that signed an agreement. Among these, one in three (versus one in four in 1995) isn’t a union member at all. It’s the first time...
13 October 2010
Germany: the two major rail unions announce a series of warning strikes starting on October 25th
Warning strikes and employers’ anger. In an ultimatum presented in mid-September (see our dispatch No. 100648), Transnet and GDBA warned that, if the employers of the key private operators in...
13 October 2010
Rhodia: interview with Bernard Chambon, President of Rhodia Chemistry, and Jacques Kheliff, sustainable development director
global agreement with the International Federation of Chemical Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions (ICEM), Rhodia stands out with its early commitment in terms of CSR. In an interview...
13 October 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