Brussels, 15/12/2010

Brussels, 13/12/2010 Several trade unions, members of the ETUC, went ahead of the December 15 call with a number of national mobilisations because of the accelerated deterioration of the economic and social situation in their countries. There will however be many decentralized actions – strikes, demonstrations, work stoppages, meetings – all over Europe (in Greece, Spain, France, Luxemburg, Denmark, Czech Republic, etc.) See the 15 December map: http://www.etuc.org/15122010-european-day-action-journ%C3%A9e-daction-europ%C3%A9enne

Brussels, 13/12/2010 In particular, the trade union movement wants developed countries to commit to ambitious emission reductions under a legally binding framework. Climate finance needs to respond to the needs of the poorest of the world. Millions of workers and their families face destruction of their lands and livelihoods from extreme weather events and some 220 million are unemployed and desperate for a secure, decent and green job.

Brussels, 08/12/2010 The ETUC General Secretary, John Monks, declared: “The European Union must adopt a Sustainable New Deal, underpinned by a development strategy to secure Europe’s recovery from recession, to adopt a just transition, to create millions of decent, sustainable and green jobs, and to make a fair and effective contribution to the global fight against climate change and social inequalities”.

Brussels, 08/12/2010 This Communiqué brings to a culmination the process launched by the Copenhagen Declaration in November 2002, commonly referred to as the “Copenhagen process.”

Brussels, 07/12/2010 Joël Decaillon, ETUC Deputy General Secretary, stated: ‘These new proposed directives are bound to further fragment the labour market and facilitate social dumping in Europe. The directive for the single permit should be a framework law covering all rights for all workers without exception, guided by the principles of equality of treatment and non-discrimination’.

Brussels, 06/12/2010 To move this discussion forward, the ETUC has also provided Ministers with a note spelling out a possible policy proposal in which 60% of national debt would be taken out of the grip of speculators, while financing a robust and European investment led recovery. . Says John Monks, general secretary of the ETUC, “In order to save the single currency from speculation, Europe urgently needs to consider to join financial forces ”. Letter to the EU Finance ministers: http://www.etuc.org/a/7971

Brussels, 01/12/2010

Brussels, 30/11/2010 The European trade unions are meeting in Brussels for the final Executive Committee of the year 2010.

Brussels, 26/11/2010

Brussels, 25/11/2010 The ETUC agrees with the comments of Lászl? Andor, the Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, that ‘our priority is to get people working. We simply cannot afford an unemployment rate of 10%. The ETUC is also in agreement with Androulla Vassiliou, the Commissioner for Education, Culture Multilingualism, Sport, Media and Youth, that ‘it is more than ever crucial that all citizens receive high quality education and training to equip with the skills they need to find work’.

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Brussels, 25/11/2010