Competition and labour - A Trade Union Reading of EU Competition Policies
Competition practices are facing a growing range of criticisms amid concerns with corporate power at an all-time high. This raises a number of challenges, including adverse impact on sustainability issues and the widening of income inequalities. As far as the labour market dimension is concerned, the failure of competition policies and enforcers to assess and address the impact of growing corporate power on workers is contributing to lower employment, wages and working conditions.
Digital Trade Unionism Toolkit
In an era defined by rapid technological advancement and shifting socioeconomic landscapes, trade unions find themselves at a critical juncture. Traditional ways of doing things aren’t working as well as they used to. Structures and methods that once underpinned our effectiveness are being challenged by a multitude of factors, necessitating a profound re-evaluation of our strategies and approaches. Now, more than ever, the call for digital trade-unionism echoes with urgency and importance.
Introducing the Violentometer: A Tool for Safer WorkplacesThe Violentometer is a powerful tool designed to help identify and address gender-based violence and harassment in the workplace.
Dear Readers,
We have just published the October 2024 edition of the ETUC newsletter.
To read the document, please click here.
Enjoy!
Dear Readers,
We have just published the September 2024 edition of the ETUC newsletter.
To read the document, please click here.
Enjoy!
Dear Readers,
We have just published the April 2024 edition of the ETUC newsletter.
To read the document, please click here.
Enjoy!
Dear Readers,
We have just published the March 2024 edition of the ETUC newsletter.
To read the document, please click here.
Enjoy!
Dear Readers,
We have just published the February 2024 edition of the ETUC newsletter.
To read the document, please click here.
Enjoy!
Actions undertaken in the framework of the EU project “Platform Reps” have allowed ETUC and its member organisations to discuss and research in depth collective and legislative approaches towards digital labour platforms. This was done in light of the ongoing discussions by the European co-legislators on the proposal for a Directive on improving working conditions in platform work. The actions focused on the challenges identified for granting protection to workers and on the possibilities for the enaction of effective legislation at national level.
Dear Lidija and Tea,
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) wishes to express our full support for Sindikat Mladi Plus, a member of our Slovenian member organization ZSSS, in their efforts of organising workers and to engage in collective bargaining with Wolt and Glovo, two digital labour platforms operating in Slovenia.
We are extremely concerned by the negative response of these companies to undertake collective bargaining with Sindikat Mladi Plus, citing that their workers are self-employed and therefore cannot be represented by the union.
The Guide for Mobile Workers in Europe is issued by the European Trade-Union Confederation (ETUC). The ETUC coordinates 46 Interregional Trade-Union Councils (IRTUC). The IRTUCs are associations of the regional trade union organisations in the many border areas to support local, often cross-border mobile workers in defending and pursuing their social and economic interests.
