ETUC strategy for countering deregulation

ETUC strategy for countering deregulation

  ETUC strategy for countering deregulation  Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 18th June 2025
Document Published on 24.06.2025
ETUC demands for the Quality Jobs Roadmap

ETUC demands for the Quality Jobs Roadmap

ETUC demands for the Quality Jobs Roadmap Adopted at the Extraordinary Executive Committee meeting of 18 June 2025 The European Commission announced that it will put forward a Quality Jobs Roadmap, developed following consultation with the social partners. During the first hearings held in April and May 2025, it was announced that the roadmap would support through legislative and non-legislative measures collective bargaining, fair wages, good working conditions, training, and fair job transitions.
Document Published on 24.06.2025
ETUC resolution on a 3-year Taxation Action Plan (2025–2027)

ETUC resolution on a 3-year Taxation Action Plan (2025–2027)

ETUC resolution on a 3-year Taxation Action Plan (2025–2027) Adopted at the Extraordinary Executive Committee meeting of 18 June 2025   Reclaiming Tax Policy for Social Justice, Solidarity, and Investment
Document Published on 24.06.2025
Urgent EU action needed following seizure of trade union assets by Ukrainian government

Urgent EU action needed following seizure of trade union assets by Ukrainian government

The following letter was sent to Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and to Marta Kos, EU Commissioner for Enlargement.   Dear Vice-President Minzatu and Commissioner Kos,  We are writing to ask the Commission support to defend trade union rights in Ukraine – following the unjustified seizure of trade union offices of  FPU, the biggest trade union confederation in Ukraine and ETUC affiliate.
Document Published on 11.06.2025
  • Mid-Term Conference Resolution: Trade Unions’ Demands for a Successful EU Enlargement

    Mid-Term Conference Resolution: Trade Unions’ Demands for a Successful EU Enlargement

    Mid-Term ConferenceResolution: Trade Unions’ Demands for a Successful EU Enlargement Twenty years after the largest wave of EU enlargement, millions of workers are still waiting for the promise of decent work, fair wages, strong rights, and real social protection.
    Document Published on 22.05.2025
  • Resolution on EU Trade with Israel and Palestine

    Resolution on EU Trade with Israel and Palestine

    Resolution on EU trade with Israel and PalestineAdopted at the Extraordinary Executive Committee meeting of 15 April 2025
    Document Published on 17.04.2025
  • Resolution on peace and security

    Resolution on peace and security

    Resolution on peace and security Adopted at the Extraordinary Executive Committee Meeting of 15 April 2025
    Document Published on 17.04.2025
  • ETUC letter to US Mission Chargé d'Affaires Scharpf

    ETUC letter to US Mission Chargé d'Affaires Scharpf

    Urgent message from the ETUC regarding the US Government letter “Certification regarding compliance with applicable federal anti-discrimination law” Dear Mr Norman Thatcher Scharpf, I am contacting you to ask for a meeting as a matter of urgency, to discuss the recent letter issued by the US to companies in Europe who have contracts with the US government. The letter requires companies to "not operate any programs promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws”.
    Document Published on 01.04.2025
  • ETUC letter to Kallas on detention of Istanbul Mayor

    ETUC letter to Kallas on detention of Istanbul Mayor

    ETUC letter following the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu  Sent by e-mail to Ms Kaja Kallas High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission. Dear High Representative Kallas,  We would like to express our deepest concern about the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu - along with approximately 106 other municipal officials, as well as more than 1.000 people protesting.
    Document Published on 01.04.2025
  • ETUC calls for adequate financing and responsible simplification in the Clean Industrial Deal

    ETUC calls for adequate financing and responsible simplification in the Clean Industrial Deal

    Dear Environment Council Ministers, In advance of your meeting on 27 March to discuss the environmental dimension of the Clean Industrial Deal (CID), the European Trade Union Confederation urges you to seriously address two key issues: profound financial shortcomings and misguided deregulation. The CID marks a valuable first step, notably through its inclusion of social conditionalities linked to collective bargaining and demand-side measures, though these commitments need to be transformed into concrete commitments.
    Document Published on 26.03.2025
  • ETUC letter in view of the European Council meeting on 6 March
    Reception hall at the European Council ahead of 6 March meeting

    ETUC letter in view of the European Council meeting on 6 March

    Esther Lynch has written to António Costa, President of the European Council and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, ahead of the 6 March to reiterate the ETUC's call for the EU and governments to increase their efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace to be delivered together with Ukraine, and underscore the need for support for international law based on multilateralism and a stronger role for the E
    Document Published on 05.03.2025
  • Letter to ver.di Munich in response to attack on rally

    Letter to ver.di Munich in response to attack on rally

    ETUC General Secretary has extended the condolences and solidarity of the ETUC to ver.di Munich, following an attack on a rally they held earlier today.
    Document Published on 13.02.2025
  • A European Industrial Policy for Quality Jobs

    A European Industrial Policy for Quality Jobs

    A European Industrial Policy for Quality Jobs Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 15 – 16 October 2024
    Document Published on 30.10.2024