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Italy: social partners satisfied after the first meeting to reform the collective bargaining system
On November 27, 2007, leaders from the employers' organisation Confindustria and general secretaries from the Cgil, Cisl and Uil unions met in Rome for a first discussions about the reform of the...
29 November 2007
Germany: German people’s real wages keep increasing slower than their neighbours’
In spite of a good economic situation and wage agreement that are more generous than the previous years, Germany keeps recording a lower wage increase than most European countries. Forecasts show...
28 November 2007
Germany: despite cautious return to negotiations, the conflict at the DB might grow with other unions entering the fray
The train drivers union (GDL) accepted, on Monday November 26, 2007, to talk with the Deutsche Bahn's management about its new proposition. The GDL mostly wants to make sure that it will get a...
27 November 2007
Vinci: the public works group organised a seminar on diversity with its EWC
The French public works group Vinci organised with its European works council a three-day seminar on diversity and equal opportunities. This traineeship, which took place on November 13, 14 and...
27 November 2007
Slovenia: important demonstration to claim wage increases
Over 70.000 persons demonstrated in the streets of the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, on November 17, on the country's union organisations' call. It was the most important demonstration since the...
27 November 2007
Germany: a new collective agreement for 225,000 employees in the insurance sector
Almost three months later than planned the social partners in the insurance sector reached agreement on the renewal of a collective agreement covering 225,000 employees. It had expired on August...
26 November 2007
BASF: agreement on workers’ involvement in the future European Company
After several months of negotiation (see our article No. 070584), the German group's management and the special negotiations’ body (SNB), which gathers the company'’s staff representatives...
23 November 2007
Italy: Pirelli Tyre signed a framework agreement with unions in preparation for the creation of its innovative pole in the Turin region
Unions are very satisfied with the signature of the framework agreement with Pirelli Tyre about employment management and the improvement of working conditions, in preparation for the creation of...
23 November 2007
Romania: minimum wage increase for January 1, 2008
On November 13, after several months of negotiations with social partners, the government announced the amount of the single minimum wage which will come into effect on January 1, 2008. The latter...
22 November 2007
Siemens: staff representatives want a “global advisory committee” and a global framework agreement
On October 25 and 26, 2007, Siemens' staff representatives from 17 countries gathered in Frankfurt for the third time since 2005. Their goal is to create a global advisory committee for staff...
21 November 2007
EADS: information and consultation procedure for relocations outside the EU
EADS' management and European works council completed the committee's constitutive agreement through a specific information-consultation procedure when there are relocations outside the European...
21 November 2007
EADS: EWC gets code of conduct in terms of confidentiality
Members from EADS' European works council agreed to adopt a code of conduct regarding the respect of the confidentiality of information the management gives the committee. The text was adopted by...
21 November 2007
Italy: Vodafone social partners agreed on activity transfer’s conditions
The management of the telephone company Vodafone Italy signed, with the three main telecom unions, an agreement concerning the transfer of one of the company's activity branches to the Comdata...
20 November 2007
RR Donnelley: UNI Global asks for a global framework agreement
In a letter sent to the executive officer of the international printing group RR Donnelley, signed by 14 union organisations around the world, the trade union federation UNI Global asks for the...
19 November 2007
Italy: increased metalworkers’ mobilisation for the second national strike for the renewal of their national collective agreement
Over 200.000 participants to the 14 regional demonstrations and a support rate of almost 90% to the 8-hour national strike. These are union results for the Friday November 16 mobilisation for the...
19 November 2007
Areva: implementation of agreement on equal opportunities, interview with Maureen Kearney
After the European Commission's approval to pay for the implementation plan for the agreement on equal opportunities within the group (see our story No. 070947), Maureen Kearney, secretary of...
16 November 2007
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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