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International: UNI Graphical and Packaging defines new priority actions for its members
The Executive Committee of the UNI Graphical and Packaging international trade union recently defined new priorities for its affiliates across the globe. UNI Graphical and Packaging represents...
19 June 2013
EU: European Commission proposes network of public employment services
The European Commission proposes improving public employment services (PES) in the Member States to solve the issue of the 26 million jobseekers across the EU. On Monday, June 17, European...
18 June 2013
EU: European Commission to propose communication on quality framework for socially responsible restructurings
It’s official. The MEPs receive the Commission’s answer to the report calling for a legislative initiative on socially responsible restructurings and anticipation (known as the Cercas report). ...
18 June 2013
Germany: universal minimum wage at the heart of the election campaign
About 100 days to the German federal election, the issue of introducing universal minimum wage has been revived. All political parties are now in favor of the introduction of minimum wage but not...
18 June 2013
Austria: 2.7 percent wage increase at the Austrian post
The management of Österreichische Post AG (OPAG) and the Union of Post and Telecommunications Employees (GPF) reached an agreement, on Monday, June 17 in Vienna, for a 2.7 percent wage increase...
18 June 2013
Italy: 17th Cisl convention on the themes of “responsibility” and change
The Cisl’s 17th convention came to a close on June 15. 1,082 delegates representing over 4.4 million members gathered under the slogan, “Italy and responsibility, a new union for a new country.” ...
18 June 2013
Greece: new collective agreement in the banking industry
On July 1, 2013, the sectoral collective agreements signed after the OTOE (Bank Employees' Union) and Greek banks negotiated for 2.5 months, will be in force until December 2015. Considered as...
18 June 2013
Morocco: new regulations on child labor in the offing
For several weeks, the Moroccan government has been working on a bill to legislate on the conditions to recruit employees under the age of 18. The point is notably to define the relation between...
17 June 2013
Sweden: new agreement for the 300,000 technological employees
The agreement signed on April 2, 2013 between Teknikarbetsgivarna (technological employers’ organization) and its union counterparts – Unionen (private sector), Sveriges Ingenjörer (engineering)...
17 June 2013
Italy: Energia Concorrente, the organization representing ‘private’ energy companies, signs national collective agreement with unions
Founded in 2012 by Axpo Italia, GDF Suez Energia Italia, Repower, Sorgenia and Tirreno Power to represent the interests of ‘private’ energy companies, the Energia Concorrente employers’...
17 June 2013
Germany: GDL train drivers’ union signs first collective agreement with Agilis, the private rail company
On June 11, the GDL train drivers’ union announced that it had signed a collective agreement with Agilis, the private rail company based in Regensburg, Bavaria. It is the first time it signed an...
17 June 2013
United States: Caterpillar and United Steelworkers reach pay deal
The management of Caterpillar and the United Steelworkers’ union ratified a new six-year labor contract in the South Milwaukee plant in Wisconsin. Employees get a $4,000 (nearly €3,000) signing...
14 June 2013
Italy: Eni and unions sign agreement to ‘help’ nearly 1,000 workers retire and hire 300 young people
Eni and the Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl and Uiltec-Uil unions signed an agreement to ‘help’ about 1,000 workers through retirement while recruiting 300 young graduates and ‘stabilizing’ temporary...
14 June 2013
United States: AFL-CIO uses participatory democracy to prepare its 2013 Convention
Weaker than ever, the American union movement needs to get young people and minorities to join while defending its position in sectors where it is still present. This difficult task will be the...
13 June 2013
Denmark: boosting the fight against social dumping
The Parliament recently adopted a reform of the Register of Foreign Service Providers, with which the labor inspectorate is able to sanction businesses that break the law. The Ministry of Finance...
13 June 2013
France: Claire Tourmieux, partner at the Flichy Grangé law firm, explains the labor market reform
After the law on secure employment is adopted, in the next few days, several labor law aspects will be completely different. Particularly, the mass layoff procedure will be completely reshuffled...
13 June 2013
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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
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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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: 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