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Italy: unions and government still divided over the issue of “left-out” workers
Government and unions have been fighting over the number of “left-out” workers for months. Besides, last week, the National Social Welfare Institution (INPS) released figures saying that 390,000...
21 June 2012
Luxembourg: OGBL adopts action plan for September
Minimum wage. During this meeting, OGBL leader Jean-Claude Reding denounced what he considers a bank debt crises rather than a State debt crisis. The union sounded the alarm about the impact...
21 June 2012
Germany: temporary workers to receive “recruitment bonuses” in the chemical industry in November 2012
Gap closing between permanent and temporary pay. Four weeks after the agreement signed by the IG-Metall (see our dispatch No. 120331), the IG BCE chemistry union signed, with the Federal Union...
20 June 2012
Netherlands: Ton Heerts, new FNV general secretary
The FNV is changing its name and its leader but is still close to the Labor Party (PVDA), as we can see with the appointment of Ton Heerts, former head of the Labor Parliament Group (2006-10), to...
20 June 2012
Great Britain: 20,000 london bus drivers on strike on 22 June to secure an Olympic Games bonus
Employees voted for strike action across the 21 bus operators by an average of 94% on an average 38% turnout after their employers refused to agree to a bonus for the extra workload caused by the...
19 June 2012
Deutsche Bahn: new EWC agreement with special system to add Britain’s Arriva
On March 21, the Deutsche Bahn's social partners signed an agreement on the procedures for informing and consulting the group's employees. The text defines the modalities for the restructuring and...
19 June 2012
United States: German Verdi representative takes part in first negotiations between T-Mobile and the CWA
Talks at a standstill. Negotiations for a collective agreement started just after the CWA entered the unit. However, “it is clear that T-Mobile is stalling so as not to reach a contract” said...
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19 June 2012
United States: UAW research director joins Chrysler board
When Ford and General Motors announced that they wanted to review the payment of pensions to their former employees (see our dispatch No. 120391), the United Auto Workers (UAW) decided to appoint...
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18 June 2012
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
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
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31 October 2025
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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Germany: Volkswagen cancels almost all collective bargaining agreements signed with IG Metall
The Volkswagen brand announced on 30 September that it is terminating 10 of its 13 internal collective bargaining agreements, effective 31 December 2026. The announcement, which the carmaker...
1 October 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: Employers’ representatives seek to limit the rights of works councils
The Employers' Federation of German Employers' Associations (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände - BDA) published a report at the end of September in which it proposes a...
8 October 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026