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Italy: Federmeccanica terminates the last unitary metal CCN, raising the possibility of the marginalization of the Fiom-CGIL
On Tuesday, September 7th, Federmeccanica’s management empowered its leader, Pierluigi Ceccardi, to immediately terminate, “in a purely technical fashion and as a precaution, to better protect...
9 September 2010
Great Britain: unions divided about the answer to the government’s budget cuts
Thus, not only is the agenda of the TUC congress this September full of opposing motions but the invitations to prime minister, David Cameron, and business secretary, Vince Cable, to address the...
9 September 2010
Germany: growing pressure for wage increase
Much pressure to increase wages. “Workers should also enjoy growth” declared, this week, Minister for Employment and Social Affairs Ursula von der Leyen who, while refraining from intervening...
9 September 2010
China: overview of the strike at Honda, a turn in employees’ claims
The story. On may 17, 2010, over 100 workers from the Nanhai Honda Auto Parts Manufacturing Company, a factory fully owned by Honda Motors Co., located in the city of Foshan, Guangdong, went on...
8 September 2010
Denmark: “social delegates” help reduce sick leaves
Tried by about twenty public and private businesses in the city of Randers (Central Jutland) since August 2007, to encourage more social responsibility and diversity, “social delegates” are in...
8 September 2010
Germany: interim is hot this fall
Union offensive on temporary work. “It’s time we sent a clear sign against unbalance in our country and for more social justice. We already announced it in May (…). Unfortunately, we can see...
7 September 2010
Italy: groundbreaking company agreements bank on consensus
Flexibility and top social respect. The chemical industry is still the leader in terms of long “collaborative” industrial relations. Federchimica leader Giorgio Squinzi (performing his sixth...
7 September 2010
Luxembourg: social tension around severity measures
The OGBL, Luxembourg’s independent union confederation, the LCGB, the federation of Luxembourg’s Christian unions, the ALEBA, the union of banking employees, the FNCTTFEL, representing public...
7 September 2010
Portugal: unions open talks on 2011 wage increases after a “frozen” year because of the crisis
Calculated claims. The General Confederation of Portuguese Workers (CGTP, close to the communist party, PCP), proposed a 3.5% wage increase in 2011, with a €25 monthly increase for the lowest...
7 September 2010
Italy: Poste Italiane could be the first company to try employee profit-sharing
Board participation remains the most controversial part for the introduction of an Italian profit-sharing system (see our dispatches No. 091144 and 100557), with an employers’ organization...
6 September 2010
International: interview of Jerry Fernandez, American president of the transatlantic union federation, Workers Uniting
at Britain, and the United Steelworkers Union (USW), United States, decided to join forces within Workers Uniting to be more active against multinationals and better face the multiple relocation...
6 September 2010
Great Britain: fewer employers support pension auto-enrolment
Context. The “Pensions Act 2008” introduced measures to boost private savings, notably via a reform of corporate pension funds. As of 2012, employers will systematically have to enroll eligible...
6 September 2010
Romania: tough minimum wage negotiations
No consensus on minimum wage. Despite a new meeting earlier this week, the trade unions and representatives from the Romanian Finance Ministry haven’t reached an agreements on the minimum wage...
6 September 2010
PPR: group takes European commitment on the quality of life at work and the prevention of work-related stress
Philippe Decressac, HR senior vice-president of the group, “is happy with this endorsement” and pointed out that “more than psycho-social risks, the point was the quality of life at work and the...
6 September 2010
United States: Human Rights Watch bashes European firms’ anti-union behavior in the US
Most corporations Human Rights Watch is pointing the finger at have endorsed the industrial relations guidelines of the OECD. They endorse the core labor standards of the ILO and the United...
3 September 2010
Italy: Confindustria and Federmeccanica are willing to amend the metal CCN so Fiat will remain in the employers’ organization
Suspense in the Italian industry before Federmeccanica’s management meets on September 7th and announces what the metal employers’ organization chose to keep Fiat from leaving and allow for the...
3 September 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