Energy

The SDE Slovenia has signed an Annex to the Collective Agreement for the Energy Sector after concluding negotiations, which ensures a salary increase in the energy sector starting June 1, 2025, of 2.1%. Despite a poor starting point for negotiations, where the employer's side only wanted an 85% adjustment to Slovenia's inflation in 2024, which was 1.9%, the union successfully concluded negotiations and achieved a larger correction than the inflation rate. The SDE signed the basic salary increase at the industry level, while the Collective Agreement with its clauses allows for further

Trade union JHL and the Finnish Electrical Workers' Union have secured a new collective agreement for the energy sector, delivering a total pay increase of 7.8% over three years. The deal, which runs until March 2028, also includes improvements to family leave, local agreement procedures, and employment protections. The agreement includes annual pay rises from 2025 to 2027, combining general increases and company-level allowances. Key updates include stronger rules on local bargaining, an end to separate local deals on minimum wage scales, and a major extension of paid family leave for both

Workers at the Italian energy company Enel are stepping up their resistance to the company's unilateral imposition of a new work schedule that unions say is upending lives and causing serious organisational problems. Backed by the unions Filctem-CGIL , Flaei-CISL and Uiltec-UIL , the workers are staging a second national two-hour strike on 29 May following strong participation in the initial strike on 12 May. The changes introduced by Enel alter long-established working time arrangements, replacing them with a split-shift model that has already been piloted and rejected in Puglia. Unions

Trade unions in Estonia are calling on the government to withdraw proposed amendments to the Employment Contracts Act and to restore meaningful tripartite negotiations at national level. The Trade Union of State and Local Government Institutions Employees (ROTAL) and the Estonian Energy Workers’ Trade Union Federation (EEAÜL) warn that the government is retreating from core elements of social dialogue and undermining collective bargaining structures. One of the unions' main concerns is the government’s decision to downgrade tripartite negotiations. National-level dialogue between the

Belgian unions FGTB-ACCG , CSC-ACV , and CGSLB-ACLVB are calling for a national demonstration in Brussels on 13 February to defend public services and purchasing power. Organised by a united trade union front, the mobilisation comes in response to proposed austerity measures, cuts to pensions, and threats to automatic wage indexation. Unions warn that political leaders are pushing for 14 billion euros in cuts to public services, along with a further 3 billion in pension savings. Other proposed measures include restricting early retirement (RCC), making end-of-career arrangements less

On 13 January 2025, public workers across Turkey, organised by KESK , participated in a nationwide protest to voice their discontent with rising poverty, inflation, and inadequate wage policies. The action was supported by other unions, including ASİM-SEN, BASK, HÜR SEN, and Birleşik Kamu-İş, in a united call for economic justice and workers’ rights. The unions demanded a living wage above the poverty line, the inclusion of additional payments in retirement incomes, and rental assistance to address soaring housing costs. They also called for free childcare facilities at workplaces, secure

On December 23, 2024, the Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA) and the NSFEB-CITUB trade union organisation signed their first collective labour agreement, marking a milestone in improving working conditions and recognising the critical role of NRA workers. This achievement came after months of negotiations and a union-led protest on November 7, where workers demanded fair wages, safer working conditions, and better representation in decision-making. NRA workers are responsible for overseeing nuclear safety and radiation protection across a range of high-risk activities. They regulate nuclear