Germany - members to vote on deal in local and federal government; Portugal - unions back national strike against pay freeze; Netherlands - unions maintain action in local and provincial government; France - unions support day of action on 23 March; Spain - thousands join demonstration against higher pension age

Greece - high turnout in national strike; Germany - arbitration in local and federal government dispute; France - unions boycott meeting over civil service reforms; Spain - joint union campaign against pension age increase; Finland - new municipal agreement

National strike in Greece; warning strikes in Germany; action by local government workers in Netherlands and Romania; strikes and protests by health workers in Kosovo, Belgium and Norway

Ireland - industrial action over pay cuts; Belgium - strike action over working conditions in prisons; Italy - strike action over cuts in justice department; Finland - state and municipal negotiations start; Greece - strike over pay freeze

Germany - minimum wage in waste sector; UK - equal pay deal in Northern Ireland; Sweden - local government pay claim; Denmark - unions challenge outsourcing claims; Spain - equality agreement at water company

Ireland - unions demonstrate over budget cuts; Spain - confederations protest over government’s crisis strategy; Italy - strikes and demonstrations put pressure on government; Austria - pay deal in public sector; Germany - unions set out pay claim for local and federal government workers

Ireland - widespread support for public sector strike and further action may follow; Italy - public sector demonstrations and strikes on 2 and 11 December; Turkey - federation strikes over trade union rights; Netherlands - unions demonstrate over increase to pension age; Germany - ver.di calls for waste sector minimum wage; Slovenia - unions protest over minimum wage and pension age

Ireland - public sector strike on 24 November; Germany - waste conference highlights low pay challenge; Austria - pay negotiations underway in public sector and private health and social care; UK - new negotiating body for school staff

Ireland - unions build for public sector wide strike action; waste sector disputes in Italy, Denmark and Netherlands; state sector workers protest in Finland; Sweden - unions campaign around collective agreements

Romania - public sector strike over IMF conditions; Ireland - union ballots for action against further cuts; Netherlands - unions campaign against rise in retirement age; Belgium - energy workers strike over temporary contracts