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Germany: GDL train drivers’ union and Deutsche Bahn sign three collective agreements
Towards pay unity for all train drivers. At a joint press conference with Ulrich Weber, DB HR manager, Claus Weselsky, GDL leader, rejoiced with the signature of these agreements which put an end...
18 April 2011
Denmark: close watch over the working environment of the LM Wind Power ‘green giant’
Denouncing unprotected styrene exposure for the employees of LM Wind Powers, the Berlingske Tidende daily published, on February 20th, an alarming survey on the working environment in the group’s...
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15 April 2011
Germany: 5.3% increase over 24 months in building and civil engineering
Wolfgang Clement, former Minister of Economic Affairs under Gerhard Schröder and mediator appointed by the social partners in building and civil engineering in early April, presented on Thursday...
14 April 2011
Ireland: new government faces heavy social agenda
Collective bargaining. The wind is turning for Irish trade unions. The government coalition that came out of the February election is working on a legal framework strengthening the right to...
14 April 2011
Netherlands: agreement in the light metal industry
Mobilization in preparation for a strike allowed unions to reach, on April 6th, an agreement in principle on the next collective agreement in the light metal industry (Metaal & Techniek) which...
14 April 2011
EU: “European future should be based on a constructive trade unionism” – John Monks, general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation
John Monks. I have had enjoyable 8 years as general secretary of the ETUC and I have appreciated the privilege of doing this particular job. We have been in an era when workers have been more on...
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13 April 2011
Italy: tourism social partners sign framework agreement on tax exemption for productivity wages
Federalberghi, Fipe, Fiavet, Faita, Confcommercio-Imprese per l’Italia and Federreti for employers and Filcams-CGIL, Fisascat-Cisl and Uiltucs-Uil for unions signed, on April 7th, a framework...
13 April 2011
Finland: paper production white collars affiliated with Pro union go on strike
Paper production suspended. The movement, which currently affects nearly 1,500 UPM employees, also affects the company’s headquarters in Helsinki, administrative and financial services, notably...
13 April 2011
Portugal: social concern after asking the IMF and the European Stabilization Fund for help
Warning. The CGTP warned against the consequences of outside intervention to support the Portuguese economy. After an extraordinary meeting of the union confederation’s economic council, the...
13 April 2011
Germany: German employers paid EUR 28 in social contributions for EUR 100 of gross salary in 2010
Labor cost slightly lower than in France. The survey published by the German Federal Statistics Agency (Destatis) on April 11th is probably going to revive the debate between economists, at least...
13 April 2011
Sweden: after consulting its members, Unionen announces priorities for coming negotiations
Expected results. The survey was organized as a lighter version of the survey carried out before the 2010-2011 negotiations. At the time, the members were invited to answer two questions: how do...
12 April 2011
Portugal: interview of Manuel Bravo, secretary for collective bargaining at the CGTP’s metalworkers’ federation, Fiequimetal
Manuel Bravo. Indeed, the government recently resigned because of the austerity measures presented to the Portuguese population. This austerity program was first discussed with Angela Merkel and...
12 April 2011
Austria: Telekom Austria takes up internal and external interim
Last week, the President of Telekom Austria AG (TA AG), Walter Holtz, presented the new initiative of the former public monopoly, privatized in 1996 and listed on the stock market since 2000. ...
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12 April 2011
Spain: interview of Felipe Lopez, general secretary of the CCOO’s manufacturing federation
Felipe Lopez. The manufacturing union federation of the CCOO is the key manufacturing federation in Spain. It covers the iron and steel industrial, shipbuilding, defense, aerospace, information...
11 April 2011
Italy: banking unions present unitary platform for the renewal of the sector’s collective agreement
On April 7th, banking unions (Dircredito, Fabi, Fiba-Cisl, Fisac-CGIL, Sinfub, Ugl and Uilca) launched the unitary platform for the renewal of the sector’s CCN. They say they want to continue...
11 April 2011
Romania: government ready to engage liability on the reform of collective labor relations
Liability. The Boc administration has chosen the same scenario: as it did for the Labor Code, it intends to engage its responsibility for the draft Social Code supposed to regulate the...
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11 April 2011
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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