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Italy: the Fiom-CGIL’s action plan for the coming months
Extraordinary unionization campaign. In the heavy document adopted on November 8th, the national secretariat is responsible for organizing, among other initiatives:
10 November 2010
Belgium: cross-industry negotiations on a 5% available ‘wage cushion’ opened
In Belgium, multi-industry negotiations are held every two years (for the last agreement, see our dispatch No. 090012). The definition of the norme salariale (wage standard – the maximum limit...
9 November 2010
Germany: the Verdi union wants the legalization of “political strikes”
The right to strike is strictly supervised. In Germany, the right to strike is strictly supervised. A 1955 decree rendered by the Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) ruled that “political...
9 November 2010
Portugal: Volkswagen Autoeuropa workers get the wage increases they asked for
The company agreement, which will officially be signed on November 15th, will be in force until the end of September 2012. It meets one of the workers’ key claims, the 3.9% wage increase, a €500...
9 November 2010
Germany: two simultaneous conciliation procedures in the rail sector
Employers are divided. On October 26th, Transnet and GDBA launched warning strikes across the country to support their claims (see our dispatch No. 100725). They want the signature of a...
8 November 2010
Austria: 2.5% wage increase in metalworking
Austrian metal employers didn’t flag on the issue of working time. In mid-October, they unilaterally decided not to include this subject into the negotiations. Indeed, it isn’t mentioned in the...
8 November 2010
Italy: new CGIL general secretary Susanna Camusso’s program banks on unity
“We’re proud that we elected a woman as the CGIL’s secretary” Morena Piccini, chairwoman of the CGIL’s patronage, the INCA, declared this morning at the Teatro Quirino in Rome, setting the tone...
4 November 2010
Great Britain: job security agreement at Jaguar Land Rover
The agreement also provides for a two year pay deal for over 8,000 workers which see their pay increase by five per cent from 1 November 2010 followed by the retail price index (RPI) plus 0.5 per...
4 November 2010
Germany: Alstom employees request job security at European level
Using flexibility. Walkouts, demonstrations, general meetings of the staff… in 12 Alstom sites in Germany (Bammental, Berlin, Bexbach, Düsseldorf, Kassel, Mainz-Kastel, Mannheim, Mönchengladbach...
3 November 2010
Great Britain: dry run for coordinated industrial action against the government’s cuts programme
Thus, the Fire Brigades’ Union (FBU) in London took its second 24 hour strike on 1 November, followed by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staff Association (TSSA)...
3 November 2010
Italy: Susanna Camusso will be the first female head of the CGIL
For the first time in the centennial history of the largest union confederation in Italy, the leader will be a woman. Appointed by the outgoing general secretary, Gugliemo Epifani, Susanna...
2 November 2010
Denmark: biopsychosocial approach of the struggle against musculoskeletal disorders
The struggle against muscle and skeleton disorders – one of the four priorities of the agreement between the government and the social partners on actions to improve working environment, 2005-2010...
2 November 2010
Great Britain: 4.7% wage increase for engineering construction workers for 2011
The deal is the second part of a two-year deal struck after prolonged negotiations in late 2009 after the widespread unofficial walkouts of that year in the sector (see our dispatch No. 100577)...
2 November 2010
United States: airline employees want to share the rewards of the recovery
Airways listed on the stock exchange are currently publishing hopeful third quarter reports. American Airlines won $143 million, Delta Air Lines stored up $360 million and US Airways made a...
29 October 2010
Italy: employers and unions set the first milestone of the “Pact for Employment and Growth”
First decisive step to reopen social dialog with the CGIL, after a break of nearly two years, the agreement signed last night makes everyone happy. “We’re going to ask the government for a...
28 October 2010
Germany: the drop in unemployment increase the workforce shortage and influences wage claims
Historical drop. 2.94 million jobseekers! This figure was too good and the Minister of Employment and Social Affairs, Ursula von der Leyen couldn’t help but steal the thunder of the leader of...
28 October 2010
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29 January 2026
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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