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Argentina: a slight upturn in employment as well as an increase in the number and proportion of self-employed
Argentina’s Labor Ministry published its employment data for 2017, which revealed a slight upturn by way of a 2.2% annual increase in the number of employed as well as a dramatic increase in the...
7 March 2018
Alstom-Siemens Mobility merger: unions are calling for measures to safeguard the future of jobs in Europe’s rail industry
In the wake of a union coordination meeting that was organized in Brussels by industriAll Europe in Brussels on 14 February at the close of a, trade unions from Germany, Austria, Belgium, the UK...
5 March 2018
Germany: attempts from extreme-right union to infiltrate factories provokes concern
For several months, the German press has been raising the alarm as extreme right-wing trade union Zentrum Automobil (ZA) has attempted to gain a foothold in the country’s automobile sector...
2 March 2018
Brexit: Theresa May expresses desire for a labour mobility framework (in brief)
On Friday 2 March, the UK prime minister presented her vision for the UK’s future partnership with the European Union after Brexit. For the first time, Theresa May clearly stated her desire to...
2 March 2018
Italy : industry social partners conclude an agreement for collective bargaining reform
Following 18 months of discussions, Confindustria president, Vincenzo Boccia and the secretaries general of the Cgil, Cisl, and Uil unions came to agreement on 28 February over a text that is set...
1 March 2018
General Electric puts a EWC structure in place comprising a central committee and business committees to fit GE’s multiple business operations companies structure
These EWC negotiations had a number of goals, not least to learn from the GE acquisition of Alstom’s energy business and provide representation for all European employees within the group’s...
28 February 2018
The Global Deal à la Française emphasizes international social dialogue
Launched in September 2016 by Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, the Global Deal initiative seeks to use social dialogue as the vector to restate and rebalance the economic and social dimension...
27 February 2018
Estonia: an historic agreement for the finance sector
Although the agreement that was finally secured took three years of negotiations between the EFTL (recently formed Estonian Financial Sector Employees) and Luminor Bank (the Baltic region’s third...
26 February 2018
Germany: Volkswagen staff set to receive a 4.3% pay rise and a revaluation of their company pensions
In Hanover on the evening of 20/21 February 2018 difficult negotiations came to a successful conclusion between Volkswagen management and the IG Metall union; negotiations which for the first time...
21 February 2018
Italy: pharma-chemicals social partners establish a fund aimed at facilitating generational renewal
Named TRIS (Tutele, Riqualificazione, Innovazione, Sostegno – Protection, Retraining, Innovation, Assistance), this solidarity fund was established during the week of February 12 by the...
21 February 2018
Cargill: agreement signed on the establishment of an EWC, under 2009 directive
The agreement establishing the European Works Council at Cargill was signed on 7 February by the US food and agriculture corporation. The anticipation agreement that previously governed the...
16 February 2018
European Works Council: company management can take action before its EWC gives it opinion, according to the UK’s Central Arbitration Committee
In a decision published on 12 February, the UK’s Central Arbitration Committee said that management does not have to wait for the EWC to give its opinion before taking action at national or local...
16 February 2018
Hungary : two brief news update about wage increases at Bosch and Lidl
+ 12% after a warning strike at Hungarian plant of Bosch and 20% at Lidl.
16 February 2018
Spain: competitiveness agreement signed at the Almussafes Ford facility
Management and unions have agreed on job stability guarantees which will give a fresh boost to the Ford car production facility at Almussafes near Valencia. Both management and unions have signed...
15 February 2018
Switzerland: Metal sector employers and unions mobilize against a fresh initiative to block European immigration
On 14 February Switzerland’s metal sector’s social partners joined forces to combat a new initiative by the Swiss People’s Party (also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre, or the UDC – a...
15 February 2018
Argentina: FIAT launches a new car model that is 85% robot manufactured with backing from the SMATA auto trade union
During the week of 05 February, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Argentina presented a new car model that will be manufactured primarily by robots. This innovative departure is a first for the auto...
15 February 2018
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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