• Declaration of the International Trade Union Conference: "The Voice of Integration of the Western Balkans"
    ETUC team

    Declaration of the International Trade Union Conference: "The Voice of Integration of the Western Balkans"

    Declaration of the International Trade Union Conference “The Voice of Integration of the Western Balkans”, Sofia, 9 May 2018 As the EU-Western Balkans Summit is about to take place in Sofia on 17 May 2018, under the auspices of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, at which the EU is expected to reaffirm its commitment to the integration of its partners in the Western Balkan countries and once again emphasise the region's place within the European family:
    Document Published on 11.05.2018
  • ETUC Position: For A Strong European Labour Authority

    ETUC Position: For A Strong European Labour Authority

    ETUC Position: For A Strong European Labour Authority Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 12 April 2018     Key messages:
    Document Published on 30.04.2018
  • International Workers Memorial Day 2018 - ETUC Statement

    International Workers Memorial Day 2018 - ETUC Statement

    28th April is the annual day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled and injured by their work. It serves as a timely reminder to workers across the world that they are not alone, that others have suffered at work and have been engaged in a long struggle to improve conditions in the workplace. It is also a time to reflect on how far we still have to go and the steps we must take to protect the lives of future generations of workers.  
    Document Published on 24.04.2018
  • Declaration of Support to all Public Sector Workers and their Unions in Denmark
    Luca Visentini

    Declaration of Support to all Public Sector Workers and their Unions in Denmark

    ETUC urges the Danish public employers to ensure unrestricted collective bargaining and withdraw threat of lockout.   Dear Colleagues, The ETUC supports your demands and struggle to win fair wage growth in the public sector, reflecting the wage development in the private sector.  We also support your call for a collective agreement to regulate the teachers working hours.
    Document Published on 12.04.2018
  • 2019 ETUC Brian Bercusson Award on European labour law - Call for applications by 7 October 2018
    Brian Bercusson prize

    2019 ETUC Brian Bercusson Award on European labour law - Call for applications by 7 October 2018

    The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has instituted an award to honour the outstanding and dynamic scientific work, of great value to the European trade union movement, of the late labour law Professor Brian Bercusson: the ETUC Brian Bercusson Award. Through this Award, the ETUC and the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) support academic research that deepens understanding and promotes transnational workers’ rights in Europe.
    Document Published on 09.04.2018
  • EU-Turkey Summit: ETUC-ITUC joint letter to Presidents Borissov, Tusk and Juncker

    EU-Turkey Summit: ETUC-ITUC joint letter to Presidents Borissov, Tusk and Juncker

    Brussels, 23 March 2018 Dear Presidents, Dear Prime Minister The ITUC and ETUC have several times expressed to you their deepest concerns, directly or indirectly, about the developments taking place in Turkey since the failed coup of 15 July 2016.
    Document Published on 23.03.2018
  • ETUC Resolution : Strategy for more democracy at work

    ETUC Resolution : Strategy for more democracy at work

    Strategy for more democracy at work ETUC Resolution adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 7- 8 March 2018   Political background
    Document Published on 20.03.2018
  • EU PRIORITIES ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING POST 2020 – TOWARDS A EUROPEAN RIGHT TO TRAINING FOR ALL

    EU PRIORITIES ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING POST 2020 – TOWARDS A EUROPEAN RIGHT TO TRAINING FOR ALL

      EU PRIORITIES ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING POST 2020 – TOWARDS A EUROPEAN RIGHT TO TRAINING FOR ALL   Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 7-8 March, 2018       A skilled workforce is one of the main assets of the European social and economic model. Education contributes to boosting economic growth and increase productivity and wages.
    Document Published on 15.03.2018
  • ETUC position on the proposed Employment Guidelines revision

    ETUC position on the proposed Employment Guidelines revision

    Brussels 13/03/2018 ETUC position on the proposed Employment Guidelines revision The Commission has published a proposed revision to the Employment Guidelines. This is to be adopted at the June 2018 EPSCO Council.
    Document Published on 13.03.2018