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Sweden: collective agreements for the commercial and IT sectors
Following the industry sector agreement (c.f. article No. 10145) Sweden’s collective negotiations continue apace. Three agreements have been signed in the commercial sector for workers in...
20 April 2017
United States: President Trump signs his first ‘Buy American, Hire American’ executive order
On 18 April, President Trump signed an executive order that kick starts reforms to the H1B visa program, which allows 85,000 foreigners, engineers, programmers, and scientists to work in the US...
18 April 2017
China: first report published on reform to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU)
China’s only officially authorized trade union the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) has traditionally allied itself with the business community in a bid to maintain social peace and...
18 April 2017
Auchan Retail: global agreement signed with UNI Global is put online (French version only)
French retail chain Auchan signed a global agreement with the international union organization UNI Global on 17 March.
11 April 2017
United States: for AFL-CIO ‘America First’ has to also mean ‘Good Jobs’
With its ‘Good Jobs’ national campaign, the AFL-CIO, America’s largest central trade union, is playing its own specific part in terms of President Donald Trump’s goal of 'making America great...
11 April 2017
Italy: social partners in the chemicals-pharmaceuticals sector to train both union representatives and HR managers
Italy’s employers bodies, Federchimica and Farmindustria, together with the union organizations Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl, and Uiltec-Uil have developed what is a landmark initiative for the...
10 April 2017
United Kingdom: after legal scrutiny, MPs take aim at gig economy’s “unintelligible” contracts
The gig economy was faced with the prospect of upheaval yet again on 6 April, as the UK’s Work and Pensions Committee judged that the contracts under which Uber, Deliveroo and Amazon hire the...
10 April 2017
EU: European Trade Union Confederation publishes its stance on revision to the EWC directive
The position adopted by the European Trade Union Confederation’s executive committee on 16 March is now available and is attached to this article. The organisation expresses the need to improve...
7 April 2017
Spain: employer organisations offer unions a 2017 pay rise of between 1% and 2.5%
The Spanish Confederation of Employers' Organisations (CEOE) has loosened its stance on wage moderation and sought to break the deadlock in negotiations over a framework agreement for salary...
7 April 2017
United States: Smartphone apps defending workers
Several smartphone apps have been launched in New York, Chicago, Santa Clara, and elsewhere that aim to support the most vulnerable workers. The goal is to make labor rights directly accessible...
6 April 2017
Spain: the Volvemos association seeks to assist youths who left during the crisis to find work again in Spain
Bringing talent back home. At a time when the country is recovering and creating some 500,000 jobs per year, this is what the Volvemos (We are returning) association is looking to do as it raises...
6 April 2017
New Areva: agreement signed to support group’s social transformation
On 31 March, after four months of negotiations, Areva signed its first ‘social contract’ with trade unions. The agreement comes as the French nuclear power giant is faced with significant...
4 April 2017
Germany: the SPD party proposes establishing additional family aid should it win the federal elections
With some six months remaining before the federal elections, the Social Democrat party (SPD) is making family policy one of its key national campaign points. On 03 April Families Minister Manuela...
4 April 2017
Italy: an agreement at Enel on changing performance bonuses into welfare services
On 27 March, management at Italian energy manufacturer and distributor Enel together with the Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl and Uiltec-Uil unions signed an agreement that allows employees at the...
4 April 2017
Greece: social partners conclude a national collective agreement
A national collective agreement has been secured between the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) and the employers’ bodies, the major thrusts of which are similar to the agreement that...
3 April 2017
Spain: overview of ongoing negotiations among social partners
The Spanish government and social partners in the country have launched negotiations on new amendments to its labour code. A series of topics have been tabled, ranging from: the establishment of...
3 April 2017
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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