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Vinci: the world’s number 1 construction group renews its European work’s council
Management and most European trade-union organizations, except the CGT and CFTC, signed, on 27 February 2006, an agreement to renew Vinci's European work's council. (Réf. 06316)
31 March 2006
Inbev: More than 1000 people protest in Belgium against InBev’s management
Employees of the world's largest brewer (Stella Artois, Leffe, Hoegaarden …) demonstrated last 28 March to protest against the firm's social policy. The European Federation of Food, Agriculture...
30 March 2006
Netherlands: FNV tries out the “Japanese” strike
For the first time in the Netherlands, the Federation of Dutch trade unions (FNV) decided to launch, next 2 April, a Japanese-type strike in the factory of the Japanese pharmaceutical group...
30 March 2006
Renault Trucks : a structure for European level dialog
The management of Renault Truck and all French trade union organizations have signed an agreement on social dialog in France, while introducing a structure for European social dialogue. (Réf...
30 March 2006
EADS : the new European work’s council wants to become global
The newly elected European work's council wants to become a world council and to work on a common procedure for information and consultation of workers when it comes to dislocations and their...
30 March 2006
Poland: a new social pact is being prepared
The social partners, members of a Three-party Commission which brings together trade unions, employers and members of government, signed a resolution in order to negotiate a new social contract...
29 March 2006
Huge demonstrations in France over Prime Minister’s new youth job law
Hundreds of thousand of people demonstrated throughout France today to protest against Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin’s refusal to withdraw the very controversial law that makes it possible...
29 March 2006
Huyndai is going to build a new factory in the Czech Republic
Korean car producer Huyndai officially confirmed that it is going to build its new factory in the Czech Republic, in the industrial zone Nosovice in the Northern Eastern part of the country. The...
29 March 2006
Great Britain: local government workers demonstrate against a pensions reform plan
Approximately 1.5 million local civil servants (according to trade unions) were on strike Tuesday throughout Great Britain, to protest against a reform of their retirement pensions, which they...
28 March 2006
Great Britain: weak wage increases in 2006
Wages in Great Britain have increased at their weakest rate in three years for the negotiations period surrounding New Year's day, according to a study conducted by the specialized cabinet...
28 March 2006
Germany: IG Metall launches warning strikes as of Wednesday
The trade-union federation IG Metall and Gesamtmetall, the employers' federation, have been negotiating for several weeks the renewal of the collective agreements for the automobile, metallurgy...
28 March 2006
Germany: Bayer’s take over of Schering could cost 6000 jobs
On the strategic level, the merger is completely judicious. But it will not be done without job cuts. This morning, Werner Wending, chairman of Bayer, said "the potential savings are estimated" at...
24 March 2006
Italy: Berlusconi is furious with employers’ organization
Campaigning for the legislative elections of April, the president of the Italian Council, Silvio Berlusconi, tackled employers' organizations, accusing them of not supporting him and not...
23 March 2006
Netherlands: Labor party wants to penalize graduate housewives
The Labor Party (PVDA, opposition) proposed, last 22 March, to introduce penalties for qualified women who do not work. This re-opened the debate on mothers' activity. (Ref. 06284)
23 March 2006
Germany: public sector employers accused of willingly dividing trade unions
The same employers' representation which blocks wage increases for civil servants is ready to grant an important wage increase to doctors. The trade union Verdi says employers' negotiators want to...
23 March 2006
Great Britain: TUC inquires into temporary workers’ working conditions
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has launched an inquiry on the working conditions of temporary workers. The TUC considers that they are among the most badly treated in Europe. (Réf. 06279)
22 March 2006
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Germany: a national action plan to strengthen collective bargaining
The news. On 22 July, the German federal government unveiled a national action plan to promote collective bargaining in response to the requirements of the EU minimum wage directive. The directive...
23 July 2026