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Netherlands: FNV union organizes “free public transportation” operation to send a message on the pension reform
The two biggest FNV unions, Abvakabo (civil servants) and FNV and Allies (manufacturing) wanted to raise the public’s awareness regarding the reform of retirement age, discussed on January 20 at...
21 January 2010
Finland: chemical and media workers’ union merge, creating TEAM
TEAM (Teollisuusalojen ammattiliitto) has officially been active since January 1, 2010. It is the result of a draft union merger discussed for several years, supposed to bring about the country’s...
20 January 2010
Poland: launching of the National Development Committee
ounced during the last social summit in March 2009, the National Development Committee met for the first time on January 7. This structure, which gathers all sorts of experts, will soon look into...
19 January 2010
Germany: Ver.di union got nearly 111,000 new members in 2009
Membership drop stopped in 3 areas. Even though its overall size decreased, Verdi’s evaluation is more than positive. Indeed, it presents 2008 and 2009 as the best years in terms of size since the...
18 January 2010
Netherlands: FNV and Allies membership is rising again
The Netherlands’ largest union, FNV and Allies, present in manufacturing, currently has the most members since 2001 – the last crisis in the country. The new membership wave can be explained by...
18 January 2010
Mexico: 4.85% minimum wage increase sacrificing buying power to save jobs
Once again, Mexican unions lost the battle after the meetings of the National Minimum Wage Committee (CONASAMI), which answers to the Labor Ministry and heads negotiations between the social...
15 January 2010
Spain: social partners resume talks on a framework agreement on collective bargaining
Unions. Ramon Gorriz (CCOO) and Toni Ferrer (UGT) are leading the talks. They want to sign an agreement for several years (2010-12). They said they were ready to accept the principle of wage...
14 January 2010
France: parallel between five company agreements on seniors (EADS, Renault, GDF Suez, Thales and Rhodia)
For more readability, this long dispatch is attached in word format.
13 January 2010
Alcatel-Lucent/Nokia: EWCs petition to improve competitiveness and protect jobs in ITC
Respecting competition rules. In the first draft of the petition, the EMF presents the strengths and weaknesses of the European ITC market. It particularly stresses the asymmetry of rules in...
13 January 2010
Portugal: new leader for the manufacturing employers’ organization
Election. Antonio Saraiva was elected head of the CIP on January 7. The only candidate for this position, he follows Francisco Van Zeller who led the confederation for nearly eight years. Since...
12 January 2010
Great Britain: new strike subject to a vote by British Airways’ cabin crew
Unite is determined to make employees’ voice heard. The vote for a possible strike will last for a month, and the said strike could start on March 1, 2010. in spite of negotiations between Unite...
12 January 2010
Spain: the head of the employers’ organization is being questioned within the CEOE because of managing difficulties in his businesses
The difficulties of the Air Comet airline, owned by Mr. Diaz Ferran, led to its bankruptcy and to aircraft grounding on December 22 at the request of a British judge. According to Mr. Diaz Ferran...
12 January 2010
Sweden: working conditions and the reinsertion of sick employees, new claims for 2010
Reinsertion of sick employees. The theme of the reinsertion of employees after a sick leave as present in most unions’ claims for 2010 because most are afraid that businesses will lay their...
11 January 2010
Denmark: negotiations for the collective agreement started in manufacturing
of the collective agreement in manufacturing started on January 6. Traditionally, the manufacturing agreement opens the season and has a pilot role for other negotiations. Unions demand stronger...
7 January 2010
Great Britain: tougher stand against temporary work agencies that fail to apply minimum wage
Complex cases of abuses. The new team, called “Dynamic Response Team,” was created in January 2010 from within “Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs” – HMRC. It is going to work on the most...
7 January 2010
Tools: overview of union claims in 2010 in some France’s neighboring countries
l year for collective bargaining. Caution is still necessary for employers, while for the trade unions, even though safeguarding employment remains a priority, it is important that employees...
7 January 2010
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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