General Motors Europe: the European Metalworkers’ Federation is inaugurating a blog for all of the automotive group’s European employees
The European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) inaugurated, on March 26, 2007 - with the support of the foundation close to the German Union Confederation (DGB), the Hans Böckler Stiffung - the...
Italy: the Prodi government is launching the consultation on welfare
After several weeks dithering, negotiations planned between the Italian government and social partners on welfare pattern and labour market finally opened on March 22. In its inauguration speech...
International: a coalition of international union federations is launching a global prevention campaign against occupational cancers
The International Metalworkers Federation (IMF,) supported by the international trade union confederation (ITUC) and 9 other international union federations (*) launched, on March 23, 2007, a...
Delphi: employees and local authorities are calling upon European institutions
Delphi's employees from the Puerto Real factory, next to Cadix in Andalusia - for which the European management of the American group announced the closure on February 22, 2007 (see our story...
General Motors: European unions are bringing their support to Opel and Delphi’s employees
During the group meeting of the union coordination General Motors Europe (GME), organized by the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF), on March 22, 2007, in Frankfurt, employees'...
Bouygues : towards the creation of a new European Works Council
Following a decision from the Paris court of appeals canceling the anticipation agreement on the European dialogue committee set up in 1995, the French company Bouygues sent a letter to the...
Arcelor-Mittal : the negotiation on the upcoming European WC is going on
On March 19 and 20, negotiators from the management and union organizations met, in Brussels, for a third negotiation session, in order to adapt the constitutive agreement of Arcelor's EWC to the...
Denmark: the LO confederation offers to take part in the reform of the public service
The union confederation LO offered the center-right government to actively take part in the planned reform of the Danish public service supposed to modernize it. Reactions are positive within the...
Ireland: the Labour Court recommends consultation of workforce by Aer Lingus on cost reduction plan
After being the target of a hostile takeover bid, Aer Lingus had announced a cost reduction plan implying modification of working conditions. It was a unilateral decision, whereas the company...
Sweden : positive outcome on collective agreements in industry
Ten years after the signing of the first collective agreement in Swedish industry, the negotiation concluded on March 16 for regulating the sector over the 3 years ahead concerns for the time...
Fiat : unions from the metallurgy sector are condemning the builder’s plans in India
The Italian metallurgy unions, brought together by the UITA and IFM international union organizations, are condemning the plan to build a new Fiat Tata factory in India, which would have...
Alcatel-Lucent : The European Metalworkers’ Federation call on the employees to gather in Paris
A European rally. The EMF and its affiliates call on the group’s employees to gather in Paris the 15th of March in the afternoon. In its press release, the European Federation denounced “The...
EU: Eurodeputies are debating on Airbus’ restructuring plan
The German presidency of the EU of the Council of Ministers and the European Commission's wanted to evaluate the situation in front of the European deputies about the future of European...
EADS: Airbus’ EWC is denouncing the management’s lack of will to discuss the Power 8 plan
Whereas Airbus' management insisted, during a plenary meeting of the aircraft manufacturer's EWC on March 13, 2007, on the importance it attached to the Power 8 restructuring plan, the members of...
EADS: the European metalworkers’ Federation announces mass demonstrations on March 16
The European Metalworkers' Federation of (EMF) which called for a "European Action Day on March 16, 2007, against the Power 8 restructuring plan", indicated in a press release the actions which...
Germany: the DGB is firmly opposing to Deutsch Bahn’s privatization
Hard blow for Hartmut Mehdorn, leader of the Deutsche Bahn (DB) : the management of the German union confederation DBG spoke out in a press release (March 6) against the German railway company's...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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