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Germany: Frank Bsirske is elected president of the services union Ver.di again
Six years after the services union Ver.di was born, from the merger of five different unions, its president, Frank Bsirske, was reelected to his post on October 2, by the approximately 1.000...
2 October 2007
EVN: the Austrian group set up a EWC
The management of EVN, an Austrian company in the energy and water supply sector, set up a European works council on September 12, 2007. The company accounts for about 10.000 employees working...
2 October 2007
Umicore: an international framework agreement on sustainable development signed
The Belgian steel and chemistry group Umicore signed an international framework agreement on September 28, 2007, with the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) and the International...
2 October 2007
Great Britain: postmen are sticking to their claims and announced a new strike
The conflict between Royal Mail and the sector's union CWU which burst last June, worsened last week with the announcement of a strike in October. They denounced wage increases which are too low...
1 October 2007
Germany: the locomotive drivers’ union (GDL) will launch a national strike
After one week of "missed" appointments between the management and the Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the GDL, and whereas the official "social truce" ended Sunday night, the drivers' unions decided to...
1 October 2007
AXA: European funds for training of the EWC’s members
The European Works Council of the French insurance group AXA will organize a training session, in May 2008 in Warsaw, to ease the integration of the council's new members, following AXA's...
28 September 2007
Germany: the federal labour court confirmed that all employees are equal before the Christmas bonus
In a ruling rendered on September 26, 2007, the federal labour court gave satisfaction to 50 employees to whom the employer had refused to pay the Christmas bonus, pretending that they had not –...
27 September 2007
Belgium: social partners agreed on a profit-sharing system
Belgian social partners signed, on September 27, 2007, a joint declaration which sets the principles for a new system for employees' financial involvement in the company's results. The system...
27 September 2007
Crédit Agricole: negotiation on the establishment of a European works council
With a constantly growing workforce in Europe, the Credit Agricole group launched a negotiation to establish a European works council. After reaching an agreement on the establishment of a special...
27 September 2007
Unilever: European trade unions mobilized against the Dutch group’s restructuring
A coordination meeting between the Unilever group's European trade unions took place, on September 25, 2007, in Amsterdam, on the initiative of the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and...
27 September 2007
Austria: collective bargaining for 180.000 employees in the metal sector started
The first meeting between the sector's social partners will take place on Friday September 28 in Vienna. Even though they have not explicitly given figures, trade unions' claims are pointing...
27 September 2007
Denmark : one third of employees not covered by a collective agreement
According to a recent study, in spite of the important level of unionization in Denmark, one employee out of three is not covered by a collective agreement and four employees out of ten do not...
26 September 2007
Germany : Metro group created a new company to get away from collective agreements
Whereas warning strikes started in the retailing sector after the ongoing branch collective negotiations failed, Metro, one of the most important retail groups in the world, has just created a new...
25 September 2007
Italy: Maserati’s new company agreement is signed
For a duration of four years (2007-2010), the new company contract plans the increase of the results bonus, an improvement in apprenticeship contracts as well as the establishment of new...
24 September 2007
Renault: the group works council will be informed of Renault-Nissan’s new Moroccan factory
Nissan and Renault's CEO, Carlos Ghosn, announced on September 1, 2007, that he wanted to build a new "low-cost" factory in Morocco in Tangier's free trade zone by the second semester of 2010. The...
24 September 2007
Volkswagen-Porsche EC: Volkswagen’s central WC is trying to block the creation of the Porsche Holding EC through a summary proceeding
War broke out between VW's central WC and the Porsche group's management. On September 17, 2007, the WC lodged a complaint to the Stuttgart labour court against the agreement on staff...
24 September 2007
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
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France: CDC Habitat defines a framework and means for social dialogue on AI
In an agreement signed on 23 February with trade unions, the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et consignations) Habitat (10,800 employees) guarantees that AI solutions will only...
23 February 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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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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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