Labour relations

Frank Bsirske (63) has headed up the services union Verdi since its inception in 2001 and for the fifth time in a row he has been reelected as its head during the Verdi congress being held in...

23 September 2015

Italy: the CGIL starts ‘cutting red tape’ in order to attract more members

Attracting more members and strengthening unions in the workplace and across the country. Such are the priorities taken up by the 6th CGIL conference, held in Rome on September 17 and 18. One of...

22 September 2015

Germany: six big meat industry companies commit to combatting social dumping

Following a series of scandals over the exploitation of Eastern European workers in German abattoirs, the meat industry’s six biggest companies Tönnies, Vion, Heidemark, Danish Crown, Lohmann and...

22 September 2015

Greece: what lies ahead for the new Alexis Tsipras government

Alexis Tsipras who was overwhelmingly re-elected on Sunday is readying the country for the new aid plan Greece signed with the EUR, the ECB, and the IMF in July. In order to receive a new tranche...

22 September 2015

Great Britain: living wage to be paid by a supermarket chain, marking a first for the sector

The quirky fashion and lifestyle retailer, Oliver Bonas, became the first high street chain to pay the independent living wage at the end of the summer to its 500 staff across its 43 shops and...

21 September 2015

United States: Fiat Chrysler and the UAW union conclude their wage negotiations

This weekend details of the project agreement concluded on 15 September 2015 between the United Automobile workers (UAW) union and one of the ‘big 3’ automakers, Fiat Chrysler, were made public...

21 September 2015

Germany: employers now implementing measures to integrate refugees into their business

Integrating refugees into the fabric of Germany’s economy is becoming more generalized whereas until a short time ago this had been limited to just a handful of job offers. On 17 September...

18 September 2015

Sweden: employers and unions can’t agree on loosening the criteria used for selecting which workers are to be made redundant

On 04 September 2015, much to the surprise of all, the business leaders’ confederation, Svenskt Näringsliv announced that it was halting negotiations with the PTK (Swedish Federation of Salaried...

18 September 2015

Italy: negotiations to renew the metal sector national collective agreement are likely to prove difficult

On 16 September 2015, a central meeting convened by the Metals sector’s business leaders bodies: Federmecccanica and Assistal, to examine developments in the sector, set out a narrow framework for...

18 September 2015

Italy: the chemicals unions present their platform of demands for renewing the national collective agreement

On 15 September 2015, during their national assembly meeting, the Filctem-CGIL, Femca-Cisl, and Uiltec-Uil bodies and members approved a platform of demands for the renewal of the national...

16 September 2015

Canada: unions getting involved in the election campaign

Canada’s unions are gearing up in front of the country’s federal elections set for 19 October 2015. Press campaigns, strategic support for certain candidates, various members’ actions… all means...

16 September 2015

Germany: nine months after coming into force, the new national minimum age has led to an overall rise in salaries for the low paid, according to the DGB

In the presence of the Minister for Employment, Andrea Nahles who was attending a congress in Berlin under the heading “Is the minimum wage being applied everywhere?” the Confederation of German...

15 September 2015

Italy: unions mobilize to ensure national collective agreements are renewed in the tourism and retail sectors

Service industry unions are abuzz with activity. This week in the tourism sector unions continue with strike action across the territories demanding that their long expired (two years ago)...

15 September 2015

Great Britain: yet another fall in legal proceedings being brought before the employment tribunals

According to the latest official data the number of cases being brought before the UK Employment Tribunals are becoming scarcer by the minute. Employment tribunals’ fees introduced by the Cameron...

15 September 2015

Great Britain: left-wing and anti-establishment, Jeremy Corbyn is elected head of the Labour Party with a huge mandate from trade union members

Veteran left wing Labour MP, Jeremy Corbyn, swept to victory in the Labour Party leadership contest, with 60% of the votes. His right wing rivals were badly split, trailing far behind him. In his...

14 September 2015

Finland: government imposes measures to improve economic competitiveness

After two fruitless attempts by the social partners to agree, Finland’s government has announced its intention to adopt, in the upcoming weeks, significant legislative measures geared to lowering...

11 September 2015

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