Spanish Textile Workers' Contract Talks Stalled Amid Legal Dispute
Negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement in Spain's textile sector, covering over 160,000 workers from companies including Inditex and Mango, are stalled due to a legal dispute between unions and disagreements on key issues like salaries (€17,000 offered vs. €20,000 demanded) and job c...
Spanish Textile Workers' Contract Talks Stalled Amid Legal Dispute
Negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement in Spain's textile sector, covering over 160,000 workers from companies including Inditex and Mango, are stalled due to a legal dispute between unions and disagreements on key issues like salaries (€17,000 offered vs. €20,000 demanded) and job c...
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40% Bias Score
VW-IG Metall Compromise Averts Layoffs, But at a Steep Price
Volkswagen and IG Metall reached a hard-fought compromise on wage negotiations, averting job cuts but requiring €1.5 billion in annual employee contributions and a 10% management pay cut for two years. The deal follows intense pressure from the Porsche and Piëch families, owners of Volkswagen.
VW-IG Metall Compromise Averts Layoffs, But at a Steep Price
Volkswagen and IG Metall reached a hard-fought compromise on wage negotiations, averting job cuts but requiring €1.5 billion in annual employee contributions and a 10% management pay cut for two years. The deal follows intense pressure from the Porsche and Piëch families, owners of Volkswagen.
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48% Bias Score
Starbucks Workers Stage Major Strike Over Contract Dispute
Starbucks workers staged their largest strike yet across the US, demanding Starbucks honor its February agreement on the first union contract. The strike involves hundreds of stores and will continue until Christmas Eve unless Starbucks makes a commitment to the framework.
Starbucks Workers Stage Major Strike Over Contract Dispute
Starbucks workers staged their largest strike yet across the US, demanding Starbucks honor its February agreement on the first union contract. The strike involves hundreds of stores and will continue until Christmas Eve unless Starbucks makes a commitment to the framework.
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40% Bias Score
Madrid Reaches Deal on Public Sector Worker Agreement
The Madrid regional government finalized a new collective bargaining agreement with unions, effective January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2028, benefiting 40,000 public employees, including a voluntary career progression system and updated regulations on telework, leave, and promotion.
Madrid Reaches Deal on Public Sector Worker Agreement
The Madrid regional government finalized a new collective bargaining agreement with unions, effective January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2028, benefiting 40,000 public employees, including a voluntary career progression system and updated regulations on telework, leave, and promotion.
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48% Bias Score
Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Intensifies with Collective Bargaining Ruling
A Wisconsin judge's ruling restoring collective bargaining rights to 200,000 public workers intensifies the upcoming state Supreme Court election on April 1st, where Republican Brad Schimel and liberal Susan Crawford compete for a 10-year term, impacting future policy on abortion, voting, and union ...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Intensifies with Collective Bargaining Ruling
A Wisconsin judge's ruling restoring collective bargaining rights to 200,000 public workers intensifies the upcoming state Supreme Court election on April 1st, where Republican Brad Schimel and liberal Susan Crawford compete for a 10-year term, impacting future policy on abortion, voting, and union ...
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52% Bias Score
Wisconsin Judge Overturns Act 10, Reigniting Labor Battle
A Wisconsin judge overturned the state's 2011 Act 10, which restricted collective bargaining for public employees, sparking immediate appeals and raising questions about the state Supreme Court's upcoming election.
Wisconsin Judge Overturns Act 10, Reigniting Labor Battle
A Wisconsin judge overturned the state's 2011 Act 10, which restricted collective bargaining for public employees, sparking immediate appeals and raising questions about the state Supreme Court's upcoming election.
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32% Bias Score
Spain Challenges Madrid's Public Employee Agreement Over Protest Restrictions
Spain's Labour Minister challenges Madrid's public employee agreement (until 2028), which restricts protest rights by suspending salary increases for those participating in strikes or demonstrations; the Minister requests the Prosecutor's Office and Ombudsman to intervene.
Spain Challenges Madrid's Public Employee Agreement Over Protest Restrictions
Spain's Labour Minister challenges Madrid's public employee agreement (until 2028), which restricts protest rights by suspending salary increases for those participating in strikes or demonstrations; the Minister requests the Prosecutor's Office and Ombudsman to intervene.
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52% Bias Score
Volkswagen Averts Layoffs in 70-Hour Union Deal
Following two days of strikes by 100,000 workers, the IG Metall union and Volkswagen reached a 70-hour wage agreement preventing plant closures, layoffs, and salary cuts until 2030; failure to renew the agreement by then will cost Volkswagen €1 billion.
Volkswagen Averts Layoffs in 70-Hour Union Deal
Following two days of strikes by 100,000 workers, the IG Metall union and Volkswagen reached a 70-hour wage agreement preventing plant closures, layoffs, and salary cuts until 2030; failure to renew the agreement by then will cost Volkswagen €1 billion.
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44% Bias Score
Volkswagen-IG Metall Wage Dispute: Crucial Talks Underway
Volkswagen and IG Metall are engaged in critical wage negotiations, with a 10% pay cut proposed by VW and job security demanded by the union, impacting around 130,000 employees.
Volkswagen-IG Metall Wage Dispute: Crucial Talks Underway
Volkswagen and IG Metall are engaged in critical wage negotiations, with a 10% pay cut proposed by VW and job security demanded by the union, impacting around 130,000 employees.
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52% Bias Score
Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Parts of Act 10, Restoring Collective Bargaining Rights
A Wisconsin judge declared portions of Act 10, a 2011 law curbing public sector collective bargaining, unconstitutional, potentially restoring bargaining rights to thousands of state employees and reversing negative impacts on pay, benefits, and working conditions; Republicans plan to appeal.
Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Parts of Act 10, Restoring Collective Bargaining Rights
A Wisconsin judge declared portions of Act 10, a 2011 law curbing public sector collective bargaining, unconstitutional, potentially restoring bargaining rights to thousands of state employees and reversing negative impacts on pay, benefits, and working conditions; Republicans plan to appeal.
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44% Bias Score
Wisconsin Judge Overturns Act 10, Reigniting Labor Rights Battle
A Wisconsin judge overturned Act 10, a 2011 law restricting collective bargaining for most public employees, setting off another round of legal battles and reigniting the debate over labor rights in the state.
Wisconsin Judge Overturns Act 10, Reigniting Labor Rights Battle
A Wisconsin judge overturned Act 10, a 2011 law restricting collective bargaining for most public employees, setting off another round of legal battles and reigniting the debate over labor rights in the state.
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28% Bias Score
Greece Needs Stronger Collective Bargaining in Trade and Services
This article highlights the need for a new collective bargaining agreement in Greece's trade and service sectors to improve wages and working conditions for over 600,000 workers.
Greece Needs Stronger Collective Bargaining in Trade and Services
This article highlights the need for a new collective bargaining agreement in Greece's trade and service sectors to improve wages and working conditions for over 600,000 workers.
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40% Bias Score