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Germany: Opel employees temporarily give up wage increase in return for employment guarantee until 2016
Bochum will close after 2016. In a highly anticipated joint statement, Opel’s management and WC and the IG-Metall announced, on Wednesday night, the outline of a restructuring program for the...
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15 June 2012
Italy: Fim-Cisl and Uilm-Uil sign joint platform for the renewal of the metal collective agreement
“This platform wants to question the government’s austerity policy, claiming that wages can increase without productivity suffering as a result” explained Uilm leader Rocco Palombella. Meanwhile...
14 June 2012
Generali: EWC agreement renewed
New agreement. On May 4, after about one year negotiating, Generali management and the EWC signed the 4th agreement renewal – the first one was in 1997. “Through this agreement, the Parties aim...
14 June 2012
United States: UAW tried to organize yet another foreign carmaker
At the end of May, Bernd Osterloh, head of Volkswagen’s works council, nipped the UAW’s attempt to unionize the Chattanooga plant, Tennessee, in the bud in March (see our dispatch No. 120199). ...
14 June 2012
Italy: unions in logistics, merchandise transport and shipping approve unitary platform renewing their national collective agreement
On June 11, the Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti unions approved a unitary platform for the renewal of the CCN in logistics, merchandise transport and shipping. As regards pay, without giving...
13 June 2012
Fiat/Chrysler: new meeting of the international union network
Success in the US. The impact of the restructuring procedures, especially on heavy vehicles (Fiat Industrial, 53,000 workers) was subject to a heated debate between the different unions. ...
13 June 2012
United States: General Motors wants to review pension payments to cut balance
The automaker already offered
the new lump sums system to 42,000 white-collar retirees. The proposal,
made in the beginning of June, is supposed to consolidate the group’s
finances. GM has...
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13 June 2012
Denmark: government stops tripartite negotiations after metalworkers’ union refused to increase working time by removing public holidays
“We cannot and will not sign an agreement entailing the loss of national or paid holidays. At a time of high unemployment, a working time increase is not acceptable. However, we’re open to other...
12 June 2012
Italy: unitary platforms approved for the renewal of collective agreements in chemistry-pharmacy, rubber-plastic, energy-oil, and gas-electricty
Following the guidelines approved on May 22 (see our dispatch No. 120346), all the platforms call for an industrial policy “able to revive growth and employment,” environmentally sustainable...
12 June 2012
France: Areva signs agreement on quality of life at work
Philippe Vivien, Areva HR manager, said, “This agreement is the result of shared work between the trade unions, employees and management. We opened talks after a joint diagnosis, shared with...
11 June 2012
Morocco: questioning the resumption of social dialogue 2012
Has dialogue truly resumed? Before social dialogue was really reopened, the two union federations, CDT (Democratic Confederation of Labor) and FDT (Democratic Federation of Labor) published, on...
11 June 2012
Great Britain: possibility of more social tension in construction
The construction industry is likely to be beset by a further period of instability and conflict following the defeat of a group of leading employers to break away from one the major sectoral...
8 June 2012
Luxembourg: unions worried about temporary agencies doing placement activities
ILO convention. “This opening is envisaged when the current reality in this area is such that the activity of a temporary work agency is becoming increasingly inseparable from that of recruitment...
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8 June 2012
Germany: 5.4 percent increase over 26 months in the banking sector
The banking social partners agreed on a 5.4 percent wage increase divided in 2 on the night of Wednesday, June 6. Signed for 26 months, this agreement affects about 230,000 employees. Showing...
7 June 2012
EU: European Trade Union Confederation tries social offensive
Gathered on June 5-6, the ETUC's executive committee adopted a resolution for a Social Compact for Europe, with which the union confederation is hoping to launch a great debate in the coming...
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7 June 2012
Poland: social partners launch negotiations to review certain Labor Code provisions
During the meeting of the tripartite committee (working committee on 'labor law and collective agreements') on June 1, 2012, the social partners started reviewing the provisions of Book No. 6 of...
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6 June 2012
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France: austerity measures proposed in social security financing bill for 2026
Limits on sick leave, the end of social security exemptions for apprentices, and the introduction of additional birth leave: the 2026 social security financing bill, presented to parliament on 14...
16 October 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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France: Decathlon introduces a ‘duty to respect others’ right to disconnect’
A right-to-disconnect agreement was signed in late September for the French arm of the Decathlon sports retail group. It sets out a "duty to respect others’ right to disconnect" and provides...
14 November 2025
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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Romania: collective agreement extended to entire insurance sector
On 3 November, Romania’s National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue approved the extension of the collective labour agreement signed on 23 May by the Confederation of Employers in the...
10 November 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for managers in tertiary sector
On 5 November, the ManagerItalia union and the employers’ association Confcommercio renewed the collective agreement for managers in Italy’s tertiary, distribution and services...
12 November 2025