Citizens say better living standards should be the priority for Europe in the new mandate, polling published by the European Parliament shows. Rising prices and the cost of living (42 per cent) and the economic situation (41 per cent) emerged as the top concerns of 26,000 citizens in the European Parliament’s post-election Eurobarometer. The European Trade Union […]
This first closed session of the EPOC Network was in-person only and provided a platform for organising directors and lead organisers to discuss in detail the challenges they face in establishing and consolidating organising and trade union renewal practices, on a peer-to-peer basis. The session included representatives from both UNI organising centres in Europe — […]
BRUSSELS, 1 October 2024 – Today, 1,000 essential workers – cleaners, security guards and food service employees – from nine European countries rallied in Brussels, demanding that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen act to improve pay and conditions for millions of workers through procurement reform. Workers, trade union leaders and members of the […]
We, economists from around the world, support essential workers’ and their trade unions’ demands for a reform of EU public procurement rules that strengthens collective bargaining and improves working conditions in labour-intensive sectors such as cleaning, security and food services. The Covid-19 pandemic underscored the critical economic value of outsourced workers in sectors such as […]
On 1 October 2024, 1,000 essential workers – cleaners, security guards and food service employees – from nine countries across Europe will rally in Brussels to change EU public procurement rules that have fueled “a race to the bottom” for working conditions. Workers complain of low wages, dangerous workloads and a lack of recognition for […]
In spite of pouring rain, thousands of workers and trade unionists came out on the streets of Belfast for the annual May Day March, one of the biggest in recent years. In 2024, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) had themed the March around the celebration of essential workers and a demand to end […]
Around this year’s International Workers’ Day, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) holds Ireland’s first-ever Trade Union Week. The week from 29 April to 6 May will be “the largest mobilisation of trade union members in decades” with coordinated events taking place in workplaces and local communities across the island of Ireland. A UNI […]
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has announced plans to hold Ireland’s first-ever Trade Union Week taking place from 29 April to 6 May 2024. ICTU said the week of coordinated events in workplaces and local communities across the island of Ireland will be “the largest mobilisation of trade union members in decades”. The […]
Europe is at a turning point. In 2023, many employers made enormous profits driving inflation while squeezing workers’ real-terms wages. Now, the EU’s austerity rules are back threatening cuts to jobs, wages and services. With 73 per cent of EU citizens believing that their living standard will fall this year, these attacks on workers’ livelihoods […]
