Labour relations

Four years after Canon bought the Dutch company Océ NV, a new agreement that was signed before the summer in accordance with article 13 of the Directive Recast, (treating changes to a company’s...

10 November 2014

Belgium: an historic demonstration in Brussels of 120,000 people protesting the center-right governments austerity measures

This Thursday November 6 the common union front assembled more than 120,000 supporters in Brussels for its first national demonstration protesting against measures that were fixed by government...

7 November 2014

United States: electors in four states vote for a rise in the minimum wage

Four states (Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota) voted for an increase in their minimum wage. These are the results of individual state ballot measures voted upon at the same time as the...

6 November 2014

Germany: train drivers begin their longest strike in the history of rail

“Shameless train drivers”, “unconstitutional strike”, “ He has just lost his mind” (Editor’s note: the president of the GDL train drivers union), … the announcement of an extraordinary train...

6 November 2014

Italy: a general strike called by Fiom comes at a time of increasingly tense relations between government and the unions

The general committee of the Fiom union called for an 8-hour general strike for this month to protest the latest government policy. Workers assemblies and protests against the violence perpetrated...

5 November 2014

Chèque Déjeuner: establishment of European Works Council

On November 4 the French cooperative group that employs 2,300 signed an agreement, negotiated with an SNB comprising six different countries, that will put European Works Council in place. The...

4 November 2014

Portugal: a new company agreement for the Volkswagen Palmela factory

Autoeuropa/Volkswagen management and the workers’ commission of the German car factory near Lisbon have signed a new company agreement. The workers have won a 2% pay rise, currently something...

4 November 2014

Great Britain: the living wage on the rise and 21% greater than the national minimum wage

More than 1,000 British businesses committed to paying the voluntary living wage threshold, which is much higher than the statutory minimum wage, will have to pay more again this year. The rise...

4 November 2014

Great Britain: CAC annual report on statutory trade union recognition

The Central Arbitration Committee (CAC), the state body that adjudicates upon claims from unions for statutory union recognition, has published its 2013-2014 annual report. It shows that...

3 November 2014

Canada: Ikea Richmond employees getting back to work after 17 months of conflict

On Wednesday 22 October, unionized employees from the Ikea store in Richmond, near Vancouver, signed a new collective agreement with the store's management, marking the end of a battle that has...

31 October 2014

Italy: union agreement on geolocation reached at Ericsson

On 23 October, the company Ericsson Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. reached an agreement on the use of a geolocation system for its field technicians in order to “optimise services”. The unions are glad...

30 October 2014

Norway: salary adjustments at Posten Norge AS amidst worries regarding liberalisation of postal sector

The general negotiations which took place at Posten Norge AS in spring allocated 3 million Norwegian krone (335,015 euros) to local negotiations. The discussions have now been completed, the...

30 October 2014

France: after USA setback, ex-employees of Samsonite continue their fight at the High Court in London

The legal battle continues for French ex-employees of Samsonite. After a setback in the USA, they will now continue by taking the British branch of Bain Capital, an American investment fund, to...

30 October 2014

Alstom/GE: Alstom EWC secures guarantees for the employees concerned by the absorption of Alstom Power into GE

Yesterday, on 28 October, the Alstom European Works Council finally issued its much awaited positive opinion on the absorption of Alstom Power into General Electric. This decision will allow the...

29 October 2014

Suez Environnement: publication of European agreement on fundamental principles for health and safety at work (French version)

The agreement signed on 12 June last year, between the water treatment and waste management group, the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) and the special negotiating body, takes...

29 October 2014

Austria: 2.1% salary increase in metal industry’s largest federation

The PRO-GE (industrial workers) and GPA-djp (private sector employees) trade unions and the FMMI, the main employers’ federation in the Austrian metal industry, came to an agreement on a salary...

29 October 2014

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