Labour relations

Social tension. The UGT, usually quite accommodating because the government is quite close ideologically, has adopted a new attitude. This break in social dialog brings the union a little closer...

21 October 2010

Spain: close union relation at the Ministry of Labor

Unions were relieved by the announcement that Valeriano Gomez was the new Minister of Labor. He is succeeding Celestino Corbacho, who left after seeing through the controversial labor market...

20 October 2010

Italy: UniCredit signs unitary agreement with unions on its restructuring program 2010-2013

After six days of non-stop bargaining, UniCredit’s union delegations – Fabi, Fiba-Cisl, Fisac-CGIL, Silcea, Sinfub, UGL Crédito, Uilca-Uil – signed, on Monday, October 18th, at dawn, a unitary...

20 October 2010

Denmark: 360° study on the situation of union representatives in the 21st century

The Faos’ researchers surveyed nearly 11,000 representatives (including over 3,000 safety representatives), 1,475 “colleagues” (including 1,169 LO members, 164 members of “yellow unions” and 142...

20 October 2010

Brazil: unions actively involved in Dilma Rousseff’s presidential campaign and give him the “Working Class Agenda”

Union meeting. On Friday, October 15th, in Sao Paulo, during an electoral meeting, the six key Brazilian union federations gathered around Dilma Rousseff and President Lula da Silva to bring...

20 October 2010

Great Britain: employers maintain tight control over labour costs even with more pay disputes

After a dispute beginning in August and involving two one-day strikes and then a deal brokered by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS), the company agreed to pay a 2.5% rise...

19 October 2010

International: aerospace unions prepare the ground for a global alliance

American, European, Asian, Latin American and Australian representatives met in Seattle, the capital of the American giant, Boeing, to talk about the employment situation in the sector. While...

19 October 2010

Italy: the success of the Fiom’s demonstration increases the divide with the Cisl

The union didn’t want to give any numbers. From the “80,000 participants” according to the police to the half a million or more according to the press, there was, in any case, an “extraordinary...

18 October 2010

Netherlands: FNV wants “labor policy” and an “update to the Finnish level”

On Friday, October 15th, the FNV responded to the announcement of the new government which, at the request of right-wing populist Geert Wilders, is going to launch a new special police unit, with...

18 October 2010

Germany: employers are afraid the immigration controversy is going to affect the recruitment of skilled foreign workers

Base immigration on the labor market’s needs. “The German economy needs skilled workers” reminded, once again, the head of the employers’ confederation, Dieter Hundt, this week end, protesting...

18 October 2010

Austria: metal employers deceive unions at the first collective bargaining meeting

Yesterday, in Vienna, the metal employers announced that they were no longer ready to discuss flexible working time within the framework of collective negotiations, which just opened and which...

14 October 2010

Great Britain: new online service to help businesses recruit disabled people

Created by and for businesses. “Disability Clearkit” was born after three years of research by the 220 organizations working in association with the Department for Work and Pension (DWP), to...

14 October 2010

Netherlands: Henk Kamp is the new Minister of Social Affairs

The largest employers’ organization, the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (VNO-NCW) rejoiced with the appointment of Henk Kamp, “a man with great experience,” as the previous...

14 October 2010

Italy: “egg attacks” against the Cisl and Uil’s headquarters stigmatize the Fiom-CGIL

“Better one egg today than no rights tomorrow.” This message, written with red nail polish on the gates of the Cisl’s headquarters in the roman quarter of Garbatella, is the “nicest” of the...

14 October 2010

Germany: first representative study to look at measures increasing older workers’ productivity

German lab. Since demographic ageing is more significant in Germany than for its neighbors, the businesses of the top European economy have become true labs on the employment of older workers. ...

14 October 2010

Denmark: union membership is decreasing, threatening the Danish model

1,045,000 employees (39%) aren’t members of a union organization that signed an agreement. Among these, one in three (versus one in four in 1995) isn’t a union member at all. It’s the first time...

13 October 2010

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