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Denmark: to stop the ‘member hemorrhage’, the LO union wants to leave its offices to go back in the field
To recruit new members and strengthen the union's role on the workplace, the members of the trade union confederation LO is multiplying initiatives. Several unions in Copenhagen are testing a...
14 May 2008
Italy: good practices in terms of safety at work
On May 1 - which, in Italy, was dedicated to safety at work - the union confederation Cgil evaluated the most innovative agreements and initiatives on this issue. The protocol concluded for the...
14 May 2008
Volkswagen: the IG-Metall creates a new international union network with eastern and central European unions
A few days after the "international union conference with the employees of the Volkswagen group" from April 28 to May 1, 2008 in Wolfsburg (see our article No. 080345), the IG-Metall has drawn a...
13 May 2008
Finland: trend of the 2007-2008 collective agreements
The main wave of collective agreements for 2007-2008, which concern 95% of employees, ended with an agreement in the paper sector on April 1. It is now possible to learn a few lessons from it and...
13 May 2008
Italy: unions agreed on the guidelines for the reform of the industrial relations system
The managements of the trade union confederations Cgil, Cisl and Uil approved, on may 12, the guidelines for the reform of the industrial relations system : reaffirmation of the role of national...
13 May 2008
NEX: establishment of international union coordination
Unions from the British group of carriage of passengers National Express Group (NEX, 43.000 employees), established a coordination network during a meeting organized by the International Transport...
12 May 2008
West Pharmaceutical Services: agreement for the establishment of a EWC
The German subsidiary of the American pharmaceutical West Company, West Pharmaceutical Services Deutschland, signed an agreement with its special negotiating body on March 31, 2008, to establish a...
12 May 2008
Vallourec: international framework agreement on corporate responsibility
The French group Vallourec (16.800 employees) signed, on April 9, 2008, an agreement with its European works council and the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) on the principles of...
12 May 2008
Mexico: the reform of labor law will limit union freedom
The reform of the Federal Labor Law plans increased control of public powers over unions through a census of the members and limits to the conclusion of collective agreements. A system of "black...
12 May 2008
Great Britain: unions take on the small screen
Who really knows what the million of British union members do? To be able to stop asking that question, Unite and the cable television channel Red TV will begin to broadcast a weekly program for...
12 May 2008
Spain: the UGT union requires measures to revive the automobile market
Worried about the decrease in the number of new license plates during the first trimester of 2008, the MCA-UGT, the UGT's metal and construction federation, requests the establishment of a series...
12 May 2008
Germany: employees are more willing to strike than they used to
In the past few years, the number of strikes - usually spectacular - has slightly increased in Germany. However, compared to other countries, it is still a country hardly affected by strikes...
12 May 2008
General Motors Europe: two European framework agreements for production in Europe and against outsourcing
General Motors' European Works Council (European Employee Forum - EEF) signed, with the President of General Motors Europe, a framework agreement concerning the production of the next generation...
7 May 2008
Germany: Deutsche Post AG and Ver.di end their conflict
After weeks of conflict punctuated with warning strikes (see our dispatch No. 80326), the management of the Deutsche Post AG and the services union Ver.di signed in extremis, on April 30, 2008 in...
5 May 2008
Brazil : national campaign for the reduction of working time
At mid-April, the two major unions in the metal sector (CNM/CUT and CNTM) launched a national campaign for the reduction of the workweek with stoppages and demonstrations throughout the country...
30 April 2008
Germany: clarifications on the “demographic fund” introduced in the chemistry sector at company-level
This fund, managed by the company, planned in the agreement signed by the chemistry social partners (see our dispatch No. 080311), aims at setting up an internal fund dedicated to the tools...
29 April 2008
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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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Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
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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