Trade unions and the world of standardisation  Resolution adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 26-27 March 2024 Technical standards also affect workers

Roadmap to establish a Trade Union Renewal CentreAdopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 26-27 March 2024  

ETUC support for the ILO Global Coalition for Social Justice Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 26-27 March 2024 Europe has a social justice emergency. The ETUC is at the forefront of the fight for a fair deal for workers, their families and their communities throughout Europe. 

For fair and inclusive pension policy in the EU  Resolution Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 26-27 March 2024 The EU context and trade unions' concerns about social security and pension policy

With only one in five European Works Councils (EWC) being effectively informed and consulted before a transnational decision is made in their company, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) keeps on advocating for a change to the European Works Council Directive (EWCD).

Economic governance reform: ETUC priorities against austerity and for investments Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 26-27 March 2024   

Adopted by the ETUC Women’s Committee on 22 March 2024 With this statement, the ETUC Women’s Committee wishes to express our strong disappointment and deep concern about the serious deterioration of workers’ and women’s rights in Finland. Proposed reforms of labour legislation weaken women’s position in the labour market and the negotiation power on salary raises in collective agreements.

  Brussels, 11 March 2024  Letter sent to  Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President of the European Commission     Dear Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

Last week, the European Commission and co-legislators reached a tripartite agreement on the Directive for a European Disability Card, marking a significant step towards enhancing accessibility and inclusivity across European Member States. The text was formally adopted today by COREPER. While this agreement signifies progress, it is imperative to acknowledge the pressing need to address the challenges faced by persons with disabilities, particularly concerning their entitlements when exercising their right to work and study abroad.

A dedicated just transition directive is needed to ensure the 2040 climate target announced by the European Commission can be met without further social unrest. Over the next 16 years, the Commission wants to achieve a 90% net reduction in reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels. Trade unions support climate action – but already agreed climate legislation fails to convince people in affected sectors and regions because the European Green Deal doesn’t yet take into account the social and labour impacts of the transition. Too narrow

This document is a joint ETUC and ETUI contribution on the occasion of the passing of Jacques Delors.

Dear President of the European Commission Ms Ursula von der Leyen, We are addressing you after receiving information about delays in the publication of initiative on quality traineeships. The EU needs to take action to make traineeships empowering not exploitative. We need rules that ensure quality traineeships provide a truly formative experience accessible to all, instead of exclusive opportunities available only to the lucky few, which furthermore often replace entry-level jobs that would have been taken by young workers.

Urgent call to reconsider the Presidency Proposal on the Directive on Improving Working Conditions in platform economy Letter sent to Pierre-Yves Dermagne, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy and Employment   Dear Minister Pierre-Yves Dermagne, We address you this letter at the beginning of the Belgium Presidency, which we hope will be a successful one.

It is with great sadness that the ETUC learnt of the passing of former President of the European Commission, Jacques Delors. The trade union movement loses one of its own.   A committed trade unionist himself, his presidency of the European Commission was marked by a deep commitment to social dialogue, social justice and solidarity – values as relevant and even more needed today. 

Dear Josef, I am contacting you to express the solidarity and deepest condolences from the ETUC to the families of those killed and affected by the senseless shootings in Prague. We sincerely wish the injured a full recovery. We commend the responses of the university students and staff, as well as the emergency response workers, who reacted quickly in the face of the horrifying events. The European Trade Union Confederation and our trade union family reaches out in solidarity to CMKOS and we stand with you and your members on your national day of mourning tomorrow.

Position on the Review of the Mandate of the European Labour Authority Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 6-7 December 2023

Taxing the wealth for tackling social inequalities and climate change Adopted at the Executive Committee of 06-07 December 2023  

Macroeconomic challenges. ETUC priorities and strategy for 2024 Adopted at the Executive Committee of 06-07 December 2023   (ETUC STRATEGY FOR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN EU ECONOMICs)

ETUC Resolution on the European Job Guarantee Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 6-7 December 2023 The ETUC supports the idea of a European Job Guarantee, which would provide employment opportunities for the long-term unemployed through a state-run programme for job seekers unable to find opportunities in the open labour market. The Job Guarantee should be built on the following main principles:

1. THE SITUATION OF YOUTH AT WORK IN THE COUNTRY 2. THE NATIONAL POLICIES ON YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTRY  3. TRADE UNIONS AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTRY 4. THE EU INITIATIVES FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTRY  5. KEY POLICY POINTERS