Labour relations

GMB union members at four JCB companies (construction machinery) have voted to begin a temporary period of short-time working to stave off compulsory redundancies amongst a number of their...

1 December 2015

Argentina: the social consequences of Mauricio Macri’s presidential election win

On 22 December Argentina voted in a reforming liberal as the country’s president. Difficult social negotiations are expected as a result of tough economic measures that will have to be taken and...

26 November 2015

Germany: steel industry wages to rise by 2.3%

75,000 workers in the steel industry, employed by the large steel companies in North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, and Bremen that produce most of Germany’s steel, are set to receive a 2.3% rise...

26 November 2015

Italy: social partners in the cement, lime, and plaster industry concluded an agreement to renew their National Collective Agreement

On 24 November, both the unions (Feneal-Uil, Filca-Cisl, Fillea-CGIL) and employers (Federmaco) concluded an agreement to renew the cement, lime, and plaster industry National Collective Agreement...

26 November 2015

Germany: the number of out of work scientists and engineers has risen sharply (DIW study)

Since the start of the century and really right up until now the primary message received from the business community was the lack of highly skilled labor in the science and technical related...

24 November 2015

South Korea: extensive raid of KCTU establishments in Seoul

The relations between the government and the second largest trade union confederation in South Korea become all the more turbulent. This past weekend, almost 700 South Korean police officers...

24 November 2015

Belgium: 2015-2016 HORECA sector agreement concluded against a backdrop of ‘flexi-jobs’ in the sector

On 23 October an agreement was reached for the Horeca sector (Hotels/Restaurants/Cafés) against the backdrop of a tense social climate in Belgium (c.f. article No. 9341). The day before, on 22...

23 November 2015

Italy: the Fiom-CGIL organizes a national demonstration protesting the government’s policies

CGIL steelworkers will gather in Rome on 21 November to take part in a national demonstration protesting Matteo Renzi’s government’s policies and putting forward a new different social and...

20 November 2015

United States: IG Metall is establishing a presence in Tennessee, in support of UAW led unionization in German owned automakers and suppliers

The UAW already enjoys IG Metall’s full support in its efforts to unionize at German-owned auto manufacturers and suppliers. The UAW still has to establish its first European-like works council in...

20 November 2015

Great Britain: London’s 18 bus companies agree to negotiate its first collective agreement for the 27,000 drivers since privatization over 20 years ago.

Following strike action at the beginning of 2015 undertaken by Unite bus drivers, the union has secured negotiations, facilitated by the state conciliation service ACAS, with London's 18 bus...

19 November 2015

Italy: unions retain a positive image amongst Italy’s workers

During the CISL national conference currently underway, the confederation union presented its study on the unions’ image in Italy. Undertaken with a representative sample of Italian workers from...

18 November 2015

United States: more than 10 years of history between management and the autoworkers union, UAW over unionizing at Nissan (Canton, Mississippi)

Between 02-07 November, workers at the Nissan Canton plant (Mississippi) have visited France for the second time seeking support for their struggle to unionize the Canton plant.

18 November 2015

Spain: social partners conclude the Catalonia Interbranch 2015-2017 Agreement

The Catalonian federations of the UGT and CCOO unions together with the employers’ bodies Foment del treball and Fepime have concluded a principle agreement on a Catalonia Interbranch Agreement...

17 November 2015

Germany: the central WC of Porsche obtains the right to review employment decisions for tasks being outsourced

On Monday 16 November in an interview with the Stuttgarter Zeitung publication, Uwe Hück, president of Porsche’s central WC indicated that in discussions with Porsche management he had obtained...

17 November 2015

Great Britain: New left-leaning general secretary of GMB general union elected

After ten years leading the GMB union, Paul Kenny is to be succeeded by Tim Roache. Roache is expected to take the union slightly further to the left while pursuing a more aggressive stance of...

13 November 2015

Greece: public and private sector unions’ call for a 24-hour general strike for Thursday 12 November

On 12 November, Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras will have to contend with his first general strike since he came to power. Public and private sector unions are complaining about new...

11 November 2015

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