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Sweden: union confederation LO’s attacks against the government remain moderate
The 26th annual congress of the LO confederation (LandsOrganisationen in Sverige), in Stockholm from May 31 to June 4, was the opportunity to close ranks to face the tough situation of the Swedish...
10 June 2008
ISS: global framework agreement on the exercise of union rights
The Danish services group ISS (440.000 employees), mostly present in industrial cleaning, catering and safety services, signed, on June 3, with the global union UNI Global Union, a global...
9 June 2008
Groupama: amendment to the EWC agreement to take in new members
The French insurance group Groupama (33.000 employees) amended the agreement establishing its EWC to take in the representatives of the new countries where the group is settling. The 30-member...
9 June 2008
AXA: one-week training for EWC members
The French insurance group AXA organized, on May 5-9, 2008 in Warsaw, a training week for the members of its EWC, including a three-day seminar to welcome the new members - for whom the group got...
9 June 2008
Great Britain: a report shows that diversity at work is profitable
Companies which worked to improve diversity on the workplace reaped real advantages in terms of business, says a joint report of the employers’ and trade union confederations CBI and TUC published...
9 June 2008
Coca-Cola: IUF launches global union alliance
The International Union of Food, Farm and Hotel (IUF) gathered, on May 22 and 23, representatives from over 100 union organizations with members in 32 countries where Coca-Cola is present. On the...
6 June 2008
Italy: unions to mobilize after Telecom Italia announced 5.000 job cuts
The three single trade unions of the sector already called in the National Telecom Coordinating unit as well as the structures concerned, for a meeting on June 10. They are already mobilizing all...
5 June 2008
Austria: chemistry social partners agree on a 3.9% wage increase
The conference with the chairmen of the works councils of the Austrian chemical industry, which took place in Vienna on June 3, agreed to the wage agreement which union and employers' negotiators...
4 June 2008
Arcelor-Mittal: global agreement on health and safety at work
The steel group Arcelor-Mittal (310.000 employees) and three union organizations – the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF), the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) and the American...
4 June 2008
Italy: union and renewal praised at the end of the Cgil national organization conference
The Cgil's national organization conference, which was held from May 29 to May 31, ended with the approval, by a large majority, of the two documents – one political, the other organizational –...
3 June 2008
Spain: union concerns about the public postal sector
The Comisiones obreras union is sounding the alarm about the risk the public postal company Correos is running faced with the government's inertia. According to the CCOO, whereas all EU countries...
3 June 2008
Croatia: Government sends minimum wage bill to parliament
As of July 1, the minimum wage will go up from the current gross HRK 2,441 (€336.789) to about 2,747 (€379.008), the Croatian government said at a session on Thursday May 15, sending a bill on the...
28 May 2008
Germany : the ver.di union drafts a new complaint against the rival union GNBZ
This complaint marks a further step in the conflict opposing the ver. di union and Deutsche Post on the one hand and GNBZ and the main rival postal firms, TNT and PIN, on the other hand. Since...
28 May 2008
Italy: Confindustria’s answer to unions’ draft reform of the conventional system
During her investiture speech on May 22, Emma Marcegaglia, the new leader of the Confindustria, gave a first response to the guidelines adopted by the three union federations on the reform of the...
28 May 2008
Thales : renewal of agreement on European Works Council
The EWC of Thales, world leader of information systems in aeronautics, space, defense and safety, is composed of 35 members (17 French, 5 British, 3 Germans and 2 members respectively for Spain...
28 May 2008
EDF : launch of the renegotiation on the corporate social responsibility of the group
The committee for dialogue on corporate social responsibility of the EDF group held its third annual meeting since the signing of the agreement in May 2005 in Paris. This body is composed of the...
28 May 2008
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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
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United Kingdom: launch of consultation on protection against detriment for industrial action
The British government launched a public consultation on 26 February regarding new protections for workers against "detriment" related to industrial action, scheduled to take effect in October...
12 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026
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Germany: controversial collective bargaining compliance act adopted
On 26 February, the Bundestag approved the Tariftreuegesetz (collective bargaining compliance act), aimed at strengthening collective agreements and tackling social dumping by tying certain public...
26 February 2026
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Germany: a wave of redundancy plans in the automotive sector
The latest financial results presented in early 2026 by major German car manufacturers show sharp declines. This collapse in profits has triggered the announcement or confirmation of massive job...
16 March 2026