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Germany: the Federal Labour Court allowed appealing to strike for social plans’ renegotiations
In the event of a company closure or of a relocation, German law plans the negotiation of a redundancy scheme between the management and the WC. Appeal to strike is then forbidden. For a little...
26 April 2007
Netherlands: the question of post employees’ remuneration is popping up in the debate on the postal market’s liberalization
Yesterday, the Labour MPs of the PVDA (Party for Labour and Progress), member of the coalition ruling, threatened to block the postal market's liberalization, planned for January 1, 2008, if...
26 April 2007
Spain: two CCOO federations merger to create a large industry sector federation
The CCOO's federal council gave the green light, on April 24, to the fusion of two of its large federations, the metallurgy federation (FM-CCOO) and the textile and chemistry industries...
26 April 2007
Belgium: the CSC presented its Memorandum with in preparation for the legislative elections
After listening to the FGTB (see our story n°070352,) the leaders of the eight French and Dutch speaking democratic parties answered to the CSC (christian union) invitation to debate on its...
26 April 2007
General Motors : the union coordination lead by the IMF is asking the management to respect union rights
The International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) brought together its network of union representatives within GM (GM's actions group) on April 18 and 19 in Antwerp, in order to examine the...
25 April 2007
Netherlands: strikes are getting shorter
In the Netherlands, strikes are shorter and shorter and less and less harmful for economic activity, underlined the Central Statistics Office (CBS). (Ref. 070371)
25 April 2007
Spain: the CCOO postal federation launched a petition against the sector’s early liberalization
The postal sector of the Federation of Communication and Transportation FCT-CCOO launched an internet campaign in order to sensitize the European Commission and the Spanish government to its...
24 April 2007
Netherlands: social agreement with three bus companies
An agreement was negotiated on the night between April 23 and April 24 between unions and the three bus companies, Arriva, Connexxion and Veolia. Unions gained satisfaction on their main claim...
24 April 2007
Arcelor Mittal: the steel group is going to sign an agreement on the new European works council
The steel group Arcelor Mittal's management and employees' representatives came to an agreement, on April 19, 2007, in Aviles (Spain,) during the fourth negotiation meeting on the establishment of...
23 April 2007
Poland : wages are soaring
According to the latest statistics, wages reached a record level last March : + 9.1%. If this news item satisfies employees and unions, employers and economists remain skeptical. (Ref. 070367)
23 April 2007
Czech Republic : Skoda Auto has reached wage agreement with its unions
One day after a warning strike (see our article n°070349), Skoda Auto management and the carmaker's unions reached a wage agreement. Skoda Auto, originally a Czech car manufacturer, is a member of...
23 April 2007
Netherlands: managers’ pay is being debated
Chief executive officers' excessive incomes are at the heart of a debate within Parliament, and an association of small shareholders has just published the list of what it considers as the most...
19 April 2007
Porsche: the car manufacturer will adopt the European Company (EC) status in June 2007
Following its takeover of Volkswagen, the luxury car manufacturer announced that it wanted to try to transform into an EC, through the creation of a holding company. Even though the measure will...
19 April 2007
Great Britain : two British unions are uniting with an American one to try to establish joint negotiations with multinationals
Two of the largest British unions, Amicus and the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) signed an agreement on Wednesday April 18 with their American counterpart - United Steel Workers (USW)...
19 April 2007
Royal BAM : an international framework agreement on workers’ rights signed
The Dutch construction group, the building and wood workers' international (BWWI) and the Dutch unions FNV and CNV signed, on April 11, 2007, an open ended international framework agreement (IFA)...
18 April 2007
Belgium: what the union confederation FGTB is expecting from the future government
The federal management of the FGTB (the General Belgian Labour Federation, with a socialist tendency) presented, on April 17, 2007, within the Federal Parliament, before the eight democratic...
18 April 2007
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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