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 […]
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On May Day, UNI Europa set out on the Road to Belfast
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 […]
This 1 May, trade unions across the island of Ireland build membership and campaign for respect at work
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 […]