Labour relations

Striking truckers at Port Metro Vancouver went back on to work Thursday morning (27 March), after a one-month strike. The threat of a back-to-work legislation by the Parliament of the British...

28 March 2014

International: unions on both sides of the Atlantic are mobilized for a US-EU trade agreement that addresses social and environmental rights

European and American union organizations have already expressed concern having regard to the development of the negotiations for the trade agreement between the EU and the US, officially launched...

28 March 2014

Great Britain: more and more women on boards

Women now account for 20.7% of board positions in the FTSE100 companies, according to the third annual progress report on the subject. The government is thrilled by this result but some still...

27 March 2014

Greece: new national collective labor agreement signed

The negotiations between employers’ representatives and the private sector workers’ union federation (GSEE) led, on Wednesday, March 26, to the new national collective labor agreement (EGSEE), in...

27 March 2014

Romania: the union movement is clinically dead

The amendment, three years ago, of the Labor Code and Social Dialogue Act has considerably diminished unions’ powers, which were already not doing great.

27 March 2014

Germany: Family and Justice Ministers present outline of a law introducing a mandatory quota of 30 percent of women on boards

In spite of lasting vivid criticism from employers’ organizations and the right wing of Angela Merkel’s conservative union (CDU/CSU), the social democratic party, the chancellor’s new coalition...

26 March 2014

Spain: the Madrid employers’ organization reelects Arturo Fernandez as its leader, the target of an investigation regarding the embezzlement of employers’ funds dedicated to vocational training

Known for his radical positions and for being in favor of maximum labor market flexibility, Arturo Fernandez is one of the key figures of the Spanish employers’ sphere. Chair of the Madrid...

25 March 2014

Netherlands: construction social partners temporarily renew their collective agreement to avoid social dumping

The partners in collective bargaining in construction have agreed to reinstall the expired collective agreement for the industry, which expired on 31 December 2013. The employers’ organisation had...

25 March 2014

Norway: new agreement on occupational environment focuses on everyone’s responsibilities

The new “agreement of intent for a more integrative occupational environment” (Intensjonavtale om et mer inkluderende arbeidsliv/IA) was signed on March 4 for the 2014-18 period, by the...

25 March 2014

Spain: going against union recommendations, workers accept the proposals made by Coca-Cola, the bottler

The management of Coca-Cola Iberian Partners, exclusive Cola bottler in Spain, announced that 1,700 employees registered to take advantage of the three options offered b the company: voluntary...

24 March 2014

Austria: Court of Auditors criticizes the high rate of early retirement in the public sector, especially the Post and railway

The Austrian Court of Auditors looked at the average retirement age in the public sector, a recurring cause for quarrel and concern in the country. State-controlled private businesses, i.e...

21 March 2014

Germany: agreement on maintaining the wage levels of “traumatized” train drivers “for life”

The GDL train drivers’ union and Deutsche Bahn agreed, on Thursday, March 20, to maintain the wage levels of train drivers unable to keep working after a serious shock, until the end of their...

21 March 2014

Italy: social partners in Bergamo province in the forefront to accompany the early stages of recovery

On March 10, Confindustria, CGIL, Cisl and Uil in Bergamo signed a “general protocol for the development of the territory,” to strengthen competitiveness while increasing flexibility and...

21 March 2014

Great Britain: Unite’s organizing strategy is working

The recent success of the Unite union in gaining recognition at a number of sizeable employers indicates how both its ‘100%’ campaign and leverage strategy are operating and impacting upon...

20 March 2014

Japan: lukewarm 2014 wage negotiations

This year, in Japan, the stakes of the spring collective negotiations (Shunto) were vital for the Abe administration: the tax increase planned for April had to be combined with a wage increase. ...

20 March 2014

Great Britain: Cameron to rescue working parents

In the midst of an election race, the Cameron administration announced that working parents would get, starting in 2015, a £2,000 a year childcare tax break per child under 12. In a country where...

19 March 2014

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