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Netherlands: crisis digs a hole in union coffers
Planet Labor, May 26, 2009, No. 090565 – www.planetlabor.com
26 May 2009
Spain: CCOO and UGT present a joint document with proposals to change the economic growth model
Planet Labor, May 25, 2009, No. 090562 – www.planetlabor.com
25 May 2009
Germany: big bosses fight for their remuneration
A bill which “assaults” the economy. Discussed since February 2009, the bill on managers’ income in Germany is about to go into Parliament. Because of the economic crisis and coming elections...
25 May 2009
Italy: 16th Cisl Congress under the sign of workers participation
Worker participation. The Cisl advocates a new labor humanism based on “responsible ethics” and “participative union relations” for a “new and balanced relation between capital and labor, calling...
25 May 2009
Italy: first national assembly of the CGIL’s “labor chambers” and many local initiatives against the crisis
“Second Italy.” After the meeting, it came out that there is a “second Italy” as Gugliemo Epifani, CGIL general secretary, put it. Indeed, unlike the government with national unions, local...
22 May 2009
Poland: social partners and government agree on anticrisis package
The anticrisis package, divided up into 13 points, was developed by the social partners in March (see our dispatch No. 090287) to counteract the negative impact of the crisis on employment. Based...
22 May 2009
Italy: the collective agreement at Ilva adjusts to the crisis
The national unions Fim, Fiom and Uilm, the national union coordination of Ilva, “judged positively” the draft agreement reached with the management on May 13 and which will be submitted to the...
21 May 2009
Netherlands: shareholders say no to bonuses for Shell’s administrators
Planet Labor, May 20, 2009, No. 090545 – www.planetlabor.com
20 May 2009
Finland: the Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) has a new president and turns a corner of its history
Great negotiating experience. Lauri Lyly studied to become an electrician and technician before getting a degree in corporate management. After being a staff representative at the Loviisa nuclear...
20 May 2009
International: IMF (International Metalworkers’ Federation) Congress to define union action vis-à-vis multinationals
Planet Labor, May 19, 2009, No. 090538 – www.planetlabor.com
19 May 2009
Great Britain: slight minimum wage increase in October 2009
1.2% increase. Hourly minimum wage will go from £5.73 (€6.48) to £5.80 (€6.56) for workers aged 22 and more; from £4.77 (€5.39) to £4.83 (€5.46) for those aged 18-21; and from £3.53 (€€3.99) to...
19 May 2009
ABB: European appendix to the group’s social policy signed with the EWC
National freedom in the implementation. Daniela Schiermeier, member of the EWC, said: “Given the circumstances, we are satisfied with the agreement, since the key element is its implementation at...
18 May 2009
Germany: 2.8% wage increase in 2008
Last year, in Germany, average wages increased more than prices (2.8% as opposed to 2.6%). wages supervised by collective agreements even increased of 3.6%, i.e. the biggest increase in ten years...
18 May 2009
Italy: basic unions strike against the protocol on the single collective agreement in the rail sector and local public transportation
According to the SdL intercategoriale, CUB Trasporti and Cobas Lavoro Privato which have been joining forces since February 2009 (see our dispatch No. 090188), the national 24-hour strike...
18 May 2009
Austria: the Austrian Post announces partial privatization of its activities and prepares for social conflict
ralization of the Austrian Post (Postgesetz) is at the stage of the consultation procedure, the management of the Österreischiche Post AG (OPAG) has just announced that it is going to...
15 May 2009
TUI: renewal of the agreement on the TUI Europa Forum, the European staff representation structure
Composition. Employees of the companies concerned by the agreement are “divided up according to TUI’s branches.” Staff representatives are divided this way: “each country shall nominate one...
15 May 2009
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
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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
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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...
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