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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
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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
  • Letter from the European Trade Union Confederation following the announcement of the proposed college of Commissioners

    Letter from the European Trade Union Confederation following the announcement of the proposed college of Commissioners

    Dear Commission President Ursula von der Leyen,I am contacting you following the announcement of the list of Commissioners designate and the publication of their proposed portfolios and mission letters. The European Trade Union Confederation is very concerned that – for the first time since the Seventies – there is not a member of the college of Commissioners whose title refers specifically to Labour and Social Affairs (or to “Jobs and Social Rights”).
    Document Published on 27.09.2024
  • Open letter to European Council on the Strategic Agenda 2024-2029
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    Open letter to European Council on the Strategic Agenda 2024-2029

    Dear President Michel, I am contacting you regarding the ongoing discussions on the EU Strategic Agenda 2024-2029 and in view of the European Council meeting on 27/28 June. The ETUC is concerned that – according to the information received – the draft of the Strategic Agenda still does not include the necessary focus on the improvement of the situation for working people, their families and communities.
    Document Published on 22.06.2024
  • Urgent need to support just transition ambition in Environment Council Conclusions
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    Urgent need to support just transition ambition in Environment Council Conclusions

    Dear Environment and Labour Ministers,In conjunction with the European Trade Union Confederation, we, the undersigned, serving as Presidents and General Secretaries of Trade Unions from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), are compelled to underscore the importance of safeguarding just transition initiatives deliberated within the Environment Council Conclusions.
    Document Published on 17.05.2024
  • Joint ETUC/CCSCS letter to MERCOSUR negotiators
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    Joint ETUC/CCSCS letter to MERCOSUR negotiators

      Brussels, 11 March 2024  Letter sent to  Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President of the European Commission     Dear Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis
    Document Published on 11.03.2024
  • Letter to Prime Minister Kallas of Estonia on Platform Work Directive

    Letter to Prime Minister Kallas of Estonia on Platform Work Directive

    Dear Prime Minister Kallas, I am reaching out to you on behalf of working people and trade unions across Europe to ask you to support the Directive on Improving Working Conditions in Platform Work Your support, Estonia’s support, is the decisive factor for the adoption of the Directive. I understand that your government will decide closer to the vote in EPSCO on Monday 11th of March on its position.
    Document Published on 09.03.2024
  • Open letter to Bolt on Platform Work Directive
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    Open letter to Bolt on Platform Work Directive

    Brussels 06/03/2024   Dear Mr Arras, Dear Mr Pozzana,  Over the past two years, we have met on several occasions at events related to the advocacy for the Platform Work Directive. 
    Document Published on 07.03.2024
  • Forced military conscription in Myanmar: strong EU action demanded - Joint letter to the President of the European Council
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    Forced military conscription in Myanmar: strong EU action demanded - Joint letter to the President of the European Council

    Dear President, Dear members of the Permanent Representations to the EU, On 10 February, the military junta of Myanmar announced that they will begin mandatory military conscription. We, ETUC and all European Industry Federations (EIFs), completely oppose this shocking announcement and on behalf of workers and trade unions in Myanmar and their international trade union representation, we call on the EU Member States to agree on urgent EU action as soon as possible. 
    Document Published on 29.02.2024
  • Valencia Residential Building Fire: Letter of Condolences and Solidarity

    Valencia Residential Building Fire: Letter of Condolences and Solidarity

    Esther Lynch wrote to the Spanish trade unions expressing the condolences and solidarity of the ETUC for the residential building fire that took place in Valencia.  Dear colleagues, I am writing on behalf of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) to express our deepest condolences and unwavering solidarity in the wake of the tragic fire that recently struck a residential building in Valencia, Spain.
    Document Published on 24.02.2024
  • Letter to European Parliament President Roberta Metsola regarding Uber Files investigation

    Letter to European Parliament President Roberta Metsola regarding Uber Files investigation

    Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament Dragoş Pîslaru, Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs at the European Parliament Dear Ms Metsola, Dear Mr Pîslaru, Certainly, you are aware of the documents made available by different media revealing Uber’s lobbying malpractices towards the EU institutions and Member States.
    Document Published on 14.07.2022