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On 03 December, Belgium’s insurance sector federation Assuralia, together with the CGSLB, CNE-CSC and SETCa FGTB, trade unions agreed on a 2019-2020 sector agreement that impacts 23,000 employees...

10 December 2019

Poland: in a bid to better comprehend online platform working, Polish and German trade unions share their own specific practices

On 18 October Poland’s OPZZ trade union together with the Ebert Foundation (close to Germany’s Social-Democrat party) hosted a seminar aimed at exchanging information over online workers and...

10 December 2019

Germany: Verdi’s 2019 innovation barometer flags need for greater co-determination on issue of artificial intelligence

The innovation barometer has been published annually since 2005 by the services trade union Verdi and the Technical University of Munich. The most recent edition focuses on the impact of...

9 December 2019

United States: the value clash in the tech industry, a breeding ground for a new form of social activism

Alexander Colvin, dean of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, dissects the so-called “value clash” experienced by young workers in the high-tech industry and their...

9 December 2019

France: mass mobilization in public protest at pension reforms

On 05 December France embarked on a period of instability, the length of which is hard to predict. Although it is the transport workers, lawyers, doctors, gas and electricity workers and public...

5 December 2019

Germany: 4.8% salary increase over 29 months for insurance sector employees

On 30 November and following tough negotiations, Germany’s insurance sector social partners finally signed a collective agreement covering the 170,000 employees in the sector’s various services...

4 December 2019

Austria: salary increases and a reorganization of salary categories in store for 130,000 workers in the Commerce sector

On 27 November, the Austrian Economic Chambers (WKO) Commerce sector together wit the services union Vida agreed on salary increases and a reorganization of salary categories for 130,000 workers...

4 December 2019

Belgium: banking sector commits to further gender equality

On 21 November, Belgium’s Women in Finance association announced it had already achieved its goal of a charter promoting equal treatment between males and females that covers more than 90% of...

3 December 2019

United States: big cities and states take steps to regulate the gig economy

Several US states and large cities in the country are taking action in a bid to regulate the legal Wild West that is the so-called gig economy. California, Seattle and New York City are on the...

2 December 2019

Germany: BMW reaches agreement with works council to cut costs without resorting to staff reductions

The fast-paced shift towards electricity-powered vehicles and the digitalisation of production is piling pressure on the German automobile industry, a central pillar of the country’s economy. Like...

29 November 2019

Finland: agreements reached in the postal and mail sectors

The negotiation of new collective agreements in Finland appears set to be fraught with difficulty, as demonstrated by recent strikes that have impacted the post office, mail services and...

29 November 2019

ENGIE: joint declaration signed with its European Works Council on digital technology issues for the Group

On 28 November, Robert Textoris, ENGIE’s European Works Council (EWC) secretary, together with ENGIE's CEO Isabelle Kocher, signed a joint declaration that sets out a ‘frame of reference common to...

28 November 2019

Siemens Gamesa: renewal of the Global Framework Agreement on Social Responsibility with IndustriALL Global

On 25 November the former Spanish-based wind turbine manufacturer and wind services provider that merged with Siemens in 2017 signed a Global Framework Agreement (GFA) with the IndustriALL Global...

27 November 2019

Germany: social partners in chemicals sector introduce first supplementary dependency insurance scheme as well as an ‘account for the future’

On Friday 22 November, the German trade union for mining, chemicals and energy – IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie – and the country’s federation of chemicals sector employers – BAVC – signed a branch...

25 November 2019

EU: union organisation UNI Europa Finance sets out roadmap for 2019-2023

At the UNI Europa Finance Conference, held on 22 October in Torremolinos, Spain, finance sector union leaders adopted a resolution on the organisation’s strategic planning framework for up to the...

25 November 2019

United States: several union leaders at United Automobile Workers accused of corruption

Two big bombshells in Detroit. Gary Jones, president of the United Automobile Workers union, has resigned from his role, while automobile manufacturing group General Motors has filed a lawsuit...

22 November 2019

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On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...

3 December 2025

Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle

In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...

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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI

On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...

18 December 2025

Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining

On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...

2 December 2025

Inditex European works council mobilises on value sharing

In a joint statement, 10 trade unions comprising the European works council of the Inditex clothing group are calling for rallies in Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, France, Italy and Germany...

24 November 2025

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Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...

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