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.

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the European Trade Union Federations (ETUFs) jointly condemn the European Commission’s Omnibus proposal, which constitutes a direct assault on corporate accountability, workers’ and trade union rights, and environmental protections. The European Parliament must reject this disastrous package and ensure that the core objectives of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) as well as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and the protections provided therein are safeguarded from this deregulation agenda.

  ETUC Resolution on defending the rights of workers with disabilities Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 04-05 March 2025

Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 04-05 March 2025

Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 4-5 March 2025

Statement on Savings and Investments Union / Capital Markets Union Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 04-05 March 2025   What can the trade unions expect from the Savings and Investments Union (CMU) ?

  Resolution on the content of a Directive on the prevention of occupational heat risks Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 4-5 March 2025 Climate change is increasingly exposing workers to occupational heat stress, and this entails significant implications for their safety and health. 

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

  ETUC Resolution on labour market shortages: A Call for Quality Jobs for Cohesion and Inclusion  Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 04-05 March 2025

Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 04-05 March 2025

Dear Commissioner Dombrovskis,  I am contacting you to urge the European Commission and Member States to suspend the current economic governance rules, to provide scope to deal with the crisis that the EU is facing.  The recent announcement by President von der Leyen that she “will propose to activate the escape clause for defence investments” is a further confirmation that the rules are inadequate for the EU to invest in its future, in particular in this volatile environment. 

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.

Dear Commission Executive Vice-Presidents Ms Ribera, Mr Séjourné and Ms Minzatu,

Dear President of the European Commission Ms von der Leyen, 

Discussed by ETUC’s “Training, VET and Skills Committee” on 23 October 2024    Background

Discussed by ETUC’s “Training, VET and Skills Committee” on 23 October 2024    Background

We welcome European Parliament resolution and reiterate that free trade unions are the cornerstone of democracy.

Dear President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen,We are writing to you in view of the publication the Competitiveness Compass to ask you to ensure that quality jobs are recognised as a key component for European competitiveness and to commit to deliver the legislative initiatives and investments needed to ensure quality jobs in all sectors and regions.

ETUC policy against forced labour and human trafficking  Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 10-11 December 2024 The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is committed to fight against forced labour and human trafficking in all its forms, and to promoting decent work and human dignity for all workers. We believe strong trade unions and a collective agreement are the most effective protection against exploitation.

Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 10-11 December 2024 According to the European Commission, digital trade covers trade in goods and services enabled by the internet and other information and communication technologies. This includes goods or services ordered online that are later delivered at home or through the internet such as apps on smartphones and computers; use of technologies such as those used for tracking in real time; transfer of data across borders (e.g. data stored in the cloud when working online).

An EU-financed Investment Facility for quality jobs and just transitions Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 10-11 December 2024   OBJECTIVES:

ETUC Resolution on Strong public welfare and social protection in transitioning to EU  Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 10-11 December 2024 Persisting issues 

Joint European Trade Union Statement for  EU REGULATION TO DELIVER FOR ALL  No to Deregulation!    Deregulation for companies and attacks on EU law protecting workers and trade union rights are not the answer to stop human and environmental rights violations by companies!