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Collective Bargaining News 2010

United Kingdom - Private sector settlements will not compensate for public sector squeeze - June 30, 2010
Spain - Strike leads to closure of Madrid’s metro - June 29, 2010
Romania - VAT raise instead of pension cuts - June 29, 2010
Greece - National strike against pension reforms and public sector cuts - June 29, 2010
Poland - Copper miners in strike ballot - June 28, 2010
Norway - Strike avoided and pay increase for oil workers - June 28, 2010
Netherlands - Unions angry at size of TNT job losses - June 28, 2010
Italy - Massive protest against austerity cuts - June 26, 2010
France - National strike over pension reform plans - June 26, 2010
Hungary - Parliament approves new law on status of public servants - June 24, 2010
Croatia - Unions succeed in gathering enough signatures for referendum - June 24, 2010
Italy - Public service federations continue action against government plans - June 23, 2010
Spain - Parliament ratifies labour reforms June 22, 2010
Finland - Unions succeed in defending purchasing power - June 22, 2010
United Kingdom - Union wins second court rules over redundancy scheme - June 21, 2010
United Kingdom - New offer from BA could postpone strike - June 21, 2010
Switzerland - Women demonstrate over pension age and child care - June 21, 2010
Sweden - State sector negotiations could prove challenging - June 21, 2010
Spain - General strike called for 29 September - June 21, 2010
Portugal - Public sector unions protest lack of social dialogue - June 21, 2010
Norway - Municipal strike ends with 3.5% increase June 21, 2010
Netherlands - Waste agreement protects purchasing power - June 21, 2010
Ireland - Majority of unions vote to accept deal with government - June 21, 2010
Germany - Day of action over pay and rights in church organisations - June 21, 2010
Finland - Unions criticize state productivity scheme - June 21, 2010
Belgium - Protests produce results in non-profit sector - June 21, 2010
Austria - Collective agreement for all rescue and ambulance services - June 21, 2010
Netherlands - Unions angry at size of TNT job losses June 28, 2010
Sweden - Pilots on strike after failing negotiations - June 16, 2010
Germany - Deutsche Post plans to downgrade jobs and sell offices - June 13, 2010
Switzerland - FIFA gets yellow card - June 11, 2010
United Kingdom - Unite union plans further strikes at BA - May 30, 2010
Spain - Deadline for tripartite talks extended - May 29, 2010
Portugal - Thousands protest against austerity cuts - May 29, 2010
Netherlands - Basic agreement reached on pension age - May 29, 2010
Greece - Unions plan to focus action on pension reform - May 28, 2010
Belgium - Carrefour Belgium and unions reach agreement - May 28, 2010
Ireland - Union encourages ‘fair hotels’ campaign - May 27, 2010
France - Massive strikes against pension reform plans - May 27, 2010
Sweden - Union calls strike of forest workers - May 25, 2010
Finland - Last minute agreement reached in food industry - May 25, 2010
Ireland - Union decides to recommend acceptance of agreement - May 24, 2010
Hungary - Union to sue airline company - May 24, 2010
Bulgaria - Government frustrates anti-crisis package - May 24, 2010
Romania - Protests against cuts in pay and benefits - May 23, 2010
Germany - Agreement over restructuring at Opel - May 22, 2010
Finland - Bus drivers to strike in defence of agreement - May 19, 2010
Netherlands - Positive outcomes of dragging local government conflict - May 17, 2010
Hungary - Unions oppose liquidation of state company - May 17, 2010
Denmark - Unions greet longer working hours’ plan with scepticism - May 14, 2010
United Kingdom - Union wins court victory over redundancy scheme - May 13, 2010
United Kingdom - Council uses code to tackle two-tier workforce - May 13, 2010
Sweden - New two-year agreement in energy sector - May 13, 2010
Sweden - Local government workers get 3.5% over two years - May 13, 2010
Spain - Unions react angrily on public sector pay cuts - May 13, 2010
Germany - Unions and employers agree to talks on waste sector minimum wage - May 13, 2010
Germany - Minister tries to block care sector minimum wage - May 13, 2010
France - Municipal police plan strike action on 1 June - May 13, 2010
Finland - Nurses’ union in overtime ban - May 13, 2010
Austria - Survey reveals work pressure in health sector - May 13, 2010
United Kingdom - Pay freezes in private sector show clear downward trend - May 4, 2010
Sweden - Engineering employers terminate cooperation agreement - May 2, 2010
Belgium - Non-profit sector sector workers mobilize for 8 June - May 13, 2010
United Kingdom - Equal pay victory for women council workers - April 30, 2010
Netherlands - Cleaners reach agreement after nine weeks’ strike - April 30, 2010
Netherlands - Street cleaners on strike for local government deal - April 30, 2010
United Kingdom - Union challenges government in courts over redundancy scheme - April 29, 2010
Switzerland - Confederation proposes national minimum wage - April 29, 2010
Sweden - Union leader puts pressure on employers to act on equality - April 29, 2010
Norway - Equal pay key in demands of state sector unions - April 29, 2010
Netherlands - Unions agree energy deal and splitting of agreement - April 29, 2010
Italy - Ministry of Justice workers get broad support - April 29, 2010
Greece - Confederations plan to continue strike action - April 29, 2010
Germany - Short-time working agreement saved many jobs - April 29, 2010
Germany - Church continues to block moves to collective bargaining - April 29, 2010
Germany - Pay offer from energy employers fails to impress - April 29, 2010
France - Airbus workers on strike - April 29, 2010
France - Unions reject further changes to pensions - April 29, 2010
Finland - Bus drivers protest unilateral “agreement shopping” - April 29, 2010
Belgium - Actions at Carrefour Belgium to continue - April 29, 2010
Portugal - Widespread strikes in response to government austerity plans - April 28, 2010
United Kingdom - Royal Mail and postal workers reach agreement - April 27, 2010
Finland - Lockout in food industry debated - April 27, 2010
Ireland - Unions divided over public sector agreement - April 26, 2010
Germany - Limitations for outsourcing at Coca-Cola Germany - April 26, 2010
Hungary - Gender pay gap at 13% - April 25, 2010
Hungary - Pilots’ strike planned - April 25, 2010
Romania - One-day teachers’ strike as a warning - April 23, 2010
Finland - Border guards cancel strike - April 23, 2010
Spain - Union confederation expects labour accord - April 22, 2010
Netherlands - Agreement finally reached at ECT - April 22, 2010
Netherlands - Job security central in Corus agreement - April 21, 2010
Luxembourg - Rail workers rally for public services and secure jobs - April 21, 2010
Denmark - Ballot in favour of main collective agreements - April 21, 2010
Sweden - New agreements in manufacturing and mining - April 19, 2010
Switzerland - Union plans action over childcare workers’ pay and conditions - April 16, 2010
Sweden - Municipal union pulls out of agreement - April 16, 2010
Norway - Collective agreements with extra increases for the low-paid - April 16, 2010
Germany - Union sets out bargaining guidelines in waste sector - April 16, 2010
France - Unions maintain campaign over child-care regulations - April 16, 2010
Belgium - Demonstrations planned in non-profit sector - April 16, 2010
Cyprus - Union federation calls on public to protest tax hikes - April 15, 2010
Croatia - ITUC pleas for advances in labour rights - April 2, 2010
United Kingdom - Gas engineers strike threat wins concessions - April 1, 2010
Spain - Union federations criticize low replacement rate - April 1, 2010
Italy - New collective agreement in electricity industry - April 1, 2010
Austria - Health sector deal extended - April 1, 2010
Malta - New rights for part-time employees - March 30, 2010
United Kingdom - Gap closes between new and existing long-term agreements - March 29, 2010
Netherlands - Cleaning strike continued - March 29, 2010
Ireland - Public sector talks continued - March 29, 2010
Germany - Collective agreements pay off for German MBA’s - March 29, 2010
Romania - New collective agreement for metro workers - March 25, 2010
United Kingdom - Union welcomes announced national minimum wage increase - March 25, 2010
United Kingdom - Civil service union responds to government budget - March 25, 2010
Poland - Tensions rise at LOT airlines - March 25, 2010
Hungary - Union to sue retailer Tesco for equal pay - March 25, 2010
Germany - Minimum wage for nursing staff ends wage dumping - March 25, 2010
Germany - Lufthansa cabin crews may join pilots in new strike - March 24, 2010
Denmark - Transport workers win measures to tackle social dumping - March 24, 2010
United kingdom - Strong vote in British Gas strike ballot - March 23, 2010
Norway - Private sector union brakes off negotiations - March 23, 2010
France - Public workers on strike - March 23, 2010
Belgium - Union leaders warmed to GM plan over Opel Antwerp factory - March 22, 2010
Cyprus - Unions refuse reform cost of living allowance - March 21, 2010
Bulgaria - Agreement on levying unprovided people - March 21, 2010
Netherlands - Union announces demands for Corus agreement - March 19, 2010
United Kingdom - Union highlights impact of pay freeze on low-paid women - March 18, 2010
Slovenia - National minimum wage increased - March 18, 2010
Portugal - High level of support for public sector strike - March 18, 2010
Netherlands - Unions suspend negotiations with local government - March 18, 2010
Italy - Confederation claims a million workers on the streets - March 18, 2010
Greece - Confederation plans further strike action - March 18, 2010
France - Strike over threats to pre-school provision - March 18, 2010
Finland - State sector unions avoid pay freeze - March 18, 2010
Finland - University agreement secured after strike threat - March 18, 2010
Austria - Union calls on parliament to address burn-out and stress - March 18, 2010
Spain - Preliminary agreement at Opel Zaragoza - March 16, 2010
Sweden - Confederation co-ordinates action around collective bargaining - February 15, 2010
Czech Republic - Unions call off transport strike - March 4, 2010
Hungary - Collective agreement in large media company - February 28, 2010
United Kingdom - Members at Fujitsu vote in favour of conciliation proposals - February 27, 2010
Germany - Union recommends agreement in federal and local government - February 27, 2010
Netherlands - Dutch Railways abstains from using scabs - February 27, 2010
Belgium - General strike at Carrefour Belgium - February 26, 2010
Italy - Bargaining round for public sector managers - February 26, 2010
Germany - Pilot metal agreement in North Rhine-Westphalia - February 25, 2010
United Kingdom - Civil service members vote for national strike - February 25, 2010
Greece - Country comes to a standstill - February 25, 2010
Czech Republic - Transport strike announced - February 24, 2009
Ireland - Time running out for settlement of public service dispute - February 23, 2010
Poland - Nurses union warns of nationwide protest - February 23, 2009
Spain - Joint union campaign over pension age - February 23, 2010
France - Unions and EDF agree to positive 2010 wage terms - February 22, 2010
Denmark - New agreement in manufacturing sector - February 22, 2010
Germany - Widespread use of short-time arrangement - February 19, 2010
France - Unions united in boycott of social dialogue meeting - February 15, 2010
United Kingdom - Council workers win equal pay case - February 15, 2010
Sweden - Large number of part timers wants to work more hours - February 15, 2010
Portugal - Massive gap between government and public sector unions - February 15, 2010
Norway - Nurses' union anger at arbitration - February 15, 2010
Malta - Unions protest against utility tariffs - February 15, 2010
France - Union launches petition to reduce number of contract workers - February 15, 2010
Finland - New municipal agreements aim to close pay gap - February 15, 2010
Austria - Red Cross workers reject pay freeze - February 15, 2010
Denmark - Concern that subsidised jobs being used to cut costs - February 15, 2010
Bulgaria - Government suspends talks over higher pension age - February 15, 2010
Austria - Union defends hospital workers - February 15, 2010
Germany - Successful strike in automotive sector - February 12, 2010
Ireland - Campaign against plans to cut low wages - February 8, 2010
Romania - Local government workers take action - February 2, 2010
Germany - Church employees show growing discontent - February 2, 2010
Belgium - Unions mobilise workers in non-profit sector - February 2, 2010
Austria - Energy workers get 1.6% on lowest rate - February 2, 2010
Global alliance to fight casual work at Coca-Cola - 17 Feb 2010
US: Project Labor Agreement - Another Obama policy - 8 Febr. 2010
United Kingdom - HP and Fujitsu staff on strike - January 27, 2010
Sweden - Sharply different views on collective bargaining round - January 27, 2010
Netherlands - Akzo Nobel and unions reach basic agreement - January 27, 2010
Ireland - Unions criticize plans for inability-to-pay provision - January 27, 2010
Germany - Strike in automotive industry for transition agreement - January 27, 2010
Belgium - Unions sue GM over closure Antwerp factory - January 27, 2010
Netherlands - Unions refuse wage freeze in local government - January 26, 2010
Ireland - Public services unions work-to-rule against further cuts - January 26, 2010
United Kingdom - Unions angered at local government pay freeze - January 21, 2010
Portugal - Public service unions organise demonstration - January 21, 2010
Norway - Final consultation over municipal agreement - January 21, 2010
Netherlands - New collective agreement for ambulance workers - January 21, 2010
Italy - Unions to strike over working conditions in justice department - January 21, 2010
Greece - Civil service union plans strike for 10 February - January 21, 2010s
Germany - Call for solidarity between civil servants and public employees - January 21, 2010
France - Public service unions organise over 100 actions - January 21, 2010
Finland - Shipbuilders on strike - January 21, 2010
Finland - Public sector negotiations begin - January 21, 2010
Denmark - Union criticizes call for pension reform - January 21, 2010
Belgium - Joint protests over working conditions in prisons - January 21, 2010
Spain - Metal unions reached 2.4% pay increase over 2009 - January 20, 2010
Austria - Private health and social care workers get 1.5% increase - January 20, 2010
France - Dockers threaten more strikes - January 19, 2010
Hungary - Unions win transport strike - January 18, 2010
Slovenia - Government announces minimum wage increase - January 14, 2010
Norway - Union saves jobs from the New Concept Office’s threat - January 14, 2010
Cyprus - Unions ask for moderate pay increases - January 7, 2010
Poland - Polish leaflets in Stockholm store - January 6, 2010
Malta - Union conditionally accepts wage freeze - January 6, 2010
Denmark - New bargaining round starts under difficult conditions - January 6, 2010
Slovenia - Good negotiation results in metal and electro industry - January 14, 2010
Minimum wage earners protest at Sodexo in Paris - January 31, 2010
Global union UNI celebrates first decade - January 26, 2010
Unions and security forces: US and Ireland debate - January, 21 2010
British, US unions collaborate on private health care - January 14, 2010
France - Dockers' strike disrupts ports - January 5, 2010
Ireland - Unions dispute government claims about pay cuts - January 4, 2010
Hungary - Unions divided over transport strike - January 4, 2010
Germany - Government agrees to waste sector minimum wage - January 1, 2010
France - Government attacked over nurses pay - January 1, 2010
Austria - Unions co-ordinate action over health sector pay - January 1, 2010
Germany - Interim report on 2009 bargaining round - July 1, 2009

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