Labour relations

On November 21 the telecommunications company together with the union federation UNI global Union, and the French trade union members of UNI Global (CGT, CFDT, FO), the UNI Orange Global Trade...

5 December 2014

AXA: EWC and management agree on a process of social dialogue as the insurer embarks on its digital transformation

On November 26 during the EWC meeting, members and management clarified the process of social dialogue that will accompany the Group’s digital transformation. The restricted committee prepared...

5 December 2014

Nordic region: moving towards de-unionization?

This is the somewhat provocative undertone to two studies carried out by Fafo (Norwegian research institution specialized in labor and trade unions etc. research) in 2014, and authored by Kristine...

4 December 2014

Portugal: employees at energy company EDP call centers go on a 48-hour strike

Employees at EDP’s call centers are observing a 48-hour strike in a claim for their full integration into electricity supplier. EDP’s call service is subcontracted to two companies in Lisbon...

4 December 2014

Hungary: growing social discontent

Enough is enough! Union and worker reaction to the 2015 draft budget bill is outrage at plans to raise taxes on social benefits. However this issue of discontent is just one amongst many at a time...

2 December 2014

The European Federation of Food Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) sets out its five-year work plan

The EFFAT Congress was held from November 20-21 in Vienna. Its member organizations adopted policy resolutions and a plan of work that will guide the organization’s strategy and policies for the...

2 December 2014

Italy: in Veneto, seven transport companies signed a protocol with the FILT/CGIL union to prevent and manage sexual harassment at work

An Italian first, on November 25, the FILT/CGIL union together with DHL, ATV (local public transportation company in Veneto), Athena, Zust Ambrosetti, Hargartner terminal, Auroservice and Lega...

1 December 2014

Austria: almost one million economically active or retired workers have work related health problems

Last week, Statistics Austria, the Austrian Statistics Office, published a report on health at work for 2013. In it is says almost one million economically active and retired workers (out of 6.5...

1 December 2014

Canada: steel and telecommunications trade unions join forces

As of January 2015, the Telecommunications Workers Union (TWU) will join the North American organization United Steelworkers (USW). In the Canadian section, the two unions will bring together...

28 November 2014

GDF Suez: European agreement signed to improve the quality of working life

On 27 November, the energy company signed a European agreement, with the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and IndustriAll Europe, to improve the quality of working life. The...

28 November 2014

Canada: the changing face of unionism in Quebec

Unions in Quebec are doing quite well. Such was the conclusion of a report analyzing developments in the province’s union coverage from 1997 to 2013, published by the Quebec Statistics Institute...

26 November 2014

Italy: breakdown in talks over renewal of national banking collective agreement

On November 25 employee unions and ABI the Italian Banking Association (employers body) halted negotiations over renewal of the national banking sector collective agreement, which affects over...

25 November 2014

Ireland: the agreement signed by the Bank of Ireland marks a new beginning for banking sector negotiations

On November 17 members of IBOA the Finance Union approved an agreement on salary rises and a new Career and Reward Framework put forward by the Bank of Ireland. The bank, employing 6,000, is the...

25 November 2014

Orange: signs a global Health and Safety agreement

On Friday November 21 the telecommunications company signed a global Health and Safety (H&S) agreement with UNI Global Union, Orange’s Union Alliance, and representatives of the French UNI...

24 November 2014

Great Britain: labor conflicts are witnessing an increase in entrenchment of positions

There are increasing signs that employers are taking a harder line with the terms and conditions of their workforces, leading to a crop of disputes. In many cases, unions are responding in equally...

24 November 2014

Spain: union landscape rocked by new measures in the wake of Podemos party’s call for renewal

The winds of revolutionary change are blowing across Spain’s union landscape. Circulo Podemos Sindicalistas, Somos Sindicalistas and Ganemos CCOO are three new initiatives just launched. They call...

24 November 2014

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