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Brink’s: the group establishes a EWC applying subsidiary requirements but based on the new directive
tions, the special negotiating body and management of the company of transport of funds couldn’t reach an agreement on the establishment of the EWC, which was therefore established by virtue...
26 November 2009
Denmark: FTF union’s congress on the subject of the renewal of the “Danish model”
face the crisis and the workforce shortage. This was the main theme of the congress of the second largest union in Denmark, Funktionærernes og Tjenestemændenes Fællesrad (FTF)...
25 November 2009
Austria: Metalworking and chemical workers’ unions merge to become Pro.ge, the production trade union
The Metalworking Trade Union (GMYN) and the Union of Chemical Workers (GdC) have existed independently for respectively 119 and 107 years and this independence will end on Saturday, November 26th...
24 November 2009
Italy: Google Map of spectacular collective action
rs made a Google Map of the spectacular collective actions spreading throughout the Peninsula since last summer. Internet has become a national sound box for local collective action. (Ref. 091067)...
23 November 2009
Chile: MPs propose their own reform to improve collective bargaining after the Presidential project was abandoned
hamber of Deputies passed four proposals aimed at reforming the Labor Code, notably to extend the scope of collective bargaining. Thus, majority lawmakers are trying to save the draft labor law...
19 November 2009
Great Britain: mandatory audits on equal pay, control over excessive bonuses, agency workers’ rights and the act on corruption at work on the hypothetical menu for 2010
nally given in the House of Lords at the end of every year, defined, on November 18, the government’s legislative program for next year….If the Labour Party is reelected that is...
19 November 2009
Portugal: first meeting between the new Labor Minister and the social partners
came in office in late October, Maria Helena Andre, Portuguese Minister for Labor and Solidarity, met, on Tuesday, November 17, with unions and employers’ organizations. They each presented...
19 November 2009
Netherlands: unions to ask for wage increases up to 2% in 2010
On November 13, national statistics announced the end of the recession, with a 0.4% growth in the third 2009 quarter. Three days later, the Federation of Dutch Unions (FNV) announced that it would...
19 November 2009
Unilever: the group signs an agreement on working conditions for Pakistani Lipton workers with IUF
Agency workers. The agreement signed in London in mid-November puts an end to several months of conflict between Unilever’s management and the 200 Pakistani workers of its Lipton subsidiary in...
18 November 2009
Denmark: LO union and DA employers’ organization sign framework agreement for the renewal of 2010 collective agreements
LO and DA signed a framework agreement which sets the rules for the renewal of the private sector’s collective agreements in the spring 2010, affecting around 600,000 employees. The social...
18 November 2009
Netherlands: employers and unions concerned with the rise of the populist right
ried about the rise of Geert Wilders, leader of the populist right, presented as the possible Prime Minister after the legislative elections in 2011. Employers denounce the “threat”...
18 November 2009
Finland: historical strike for Finnair’s pilots who agreed to major concessions but refuse to sign a blank check on subcontracting
Finnair wants to outsource the operation of some plans and lines. Faced with difficulties affecting the entire air sector, the company, which saw the average price of its tickets drop by 15% over...
18 November 2009
Spain: the two key unions jointly call for a demonstration on December 12
Warning government and employers. “The general mobilization of December 12 is a warning to avoid worsening social protection” explained Ignacio Fernández Toxo, CCOO general secretary. “We want to...
18 November 2009
Italy: Cisl rejects the CGIL’s call for a general strike, preferring a dialog table with the government and Confindustria
The Cisl’s national executive committee, gathered in Rome on November 10, unanimously approved the final document which, in spite of a “moderate economic recovery,” warned about the employment...
17 November 2009
Estonia: government to lower contributions on low wages, limit them for high wages and postpone retirement age
The government wants to lower social contributions on low wages. The first pillar of this program is lower social contributions, which should help employers recruiting with part-time contracts and...
17 November 2009
United States: American unions more open to women
enter for Economic and Policy Research shows that average unionism has changed: there are more women, forty-year-olds and college graduates. (Ref. 091053) New gender for American unions. A study...
17 November 2009
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The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
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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