Tag: Unions
European Union’s SEC Equivalent Proposes New Rules on Cryptocurrencies: Here are the Details
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), non-EU based Bitcoin and proposed new guidelines that could significantly affect the activities of crypto companies within the European Union. The proposal aims to…
British government makes peace offer to unions
Residents demonstrate in the UK Many young doctors took to the streets for more pay. (Photo: Bloomberg) London The UK government has increased its wage offer for public sector workers…
Collective bargaining at Deutsche Bahn failed
Action of the EVG in March in front of Berlin Central Station The union has been negotiating higher wages with dozens of rail companies since late February. (Photo: dpa) Fulda,…
The European Union’s digital Euro draft has leaked! Here is the most detailed information!
The draft of the European Central Bank digital currency, which is expected to be submitted by the European Commission on June 28, has leaked. According to the leaked draft, interest…
DB and EVG want to negotiate a solution
Deutsche Bahn The EVG announced a few days ago that it would not call for walkouts next weekend. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After the impending warning strike on the railways, the…
Railway operations started largely according to plan after the warning strike was canceled
Travelers on the platform The railway union EVG had surprisingly canceled the planned strike on Saturday. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt After the cancellation of the two-day warning strike, the trains ran…
Bahn wants to prevent warning strike with urgent application to the court
Deutsche Bahn passenger trains are on sidings The EVG asks the industry for 650 euros more per month or 12 percent for the upper income with a term of 12…
EVG ultimatum in Deutsche Bahn wage conflict has expired
ECG Overall, the EVG is negotiating for 180,000 employees at DB and another 50,000 at other railway companies. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The railway and transport union EVG is sticking to…
Unions hope for negotiations on pension reform
May Day demonstration in Paris Hundreds of thousands demonstrated across France against the pension reform. (Photo: AP) Paris The announcements ahead of this year’s Labor Day were big in France:…
Industrial electricity price and four-day week – what concerns the trade unions on May 1st
Berlin At their traditional May Day rallies, the trade unions campaigned for active shaping of industrial transformation and relief for workers. The four-day week also played a role in this.…
Strikes in Germany cause 674,000 lost days a year
IG Metall warning strike In the past year, wage disputes in the metal and electrical industry were among the most contentious. (Photo: IMAGO/Nikito) Berlin Strikes at airports, in garbage collection,…
What was decided and who is affected?
Nancy Faeser at the negotiating table for federal and local public services The agreement in the tariff dispute provides, among other things, for tax and duty-free special payments totaling 3,000…
Commission presents arbitration award for tariff dispute
warning strike Around 2.5 million employees are to receive inflation compensation of 3,000 euros for 2023. (Photo: IMAGO/A. Friedrichs) Berlin In its ruling, the arbitration commission in the collective bargaining…
Commission presents arbitration award for tariff dispute
warning strike Around 2.5 million employees are to receive inflation compensation of 3,000 euros for 2023. (Photo: IMAGO/A. Friedrichs) Berlin In its ruling, the arbitration commission in the collective bargaining…
Constitutional authorities could stop Macron’s law
French President Emmanuel Macron The head of state has been criticized for pushing through the pension reform without going through parliament. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Paris The fate of French President Emmanuel…
Left trade union in France gets a boss for the first time
Sophie Binet The 41-year-old wants to “push back capitalism”. (Photo: CGT) Paris The French left-wing trade union CGT (Confédération Générale du Travail) caused a surprise on Friday: With Sophie Binet,…
Collective bargaining agreement in the public sector failed
Warning strike by public sector employees Collective bargaining has failed. (Photo: IMAGO/Martin Müller) Berlin, Potsdam Collective bargaining for the public sector at federal and local level has failed. Employers and…
These graphics show how the culture of strikes is in Germany
Dusseldorf No train, no bus, no plane: Members of the Verdi and EVG unions stopped work for 24 hours at the beginning of the week. Millions of commuters, parents and…
Unions want to paralyze traffic in Germany
Berlin A major strike by the Verdi and EVG unions on the train, bus and airports started on Monday night. With a 24-hour industrial dispute, they want to largely paralyze…
Employees should note this on Monday
warning strike The Verdi and EVG unions have called for a nationwide strike on Monday. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Germany is likely to stand still in large parts next Monday. The…