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European trade union delegation taking part to today's Tripartite Social Summit with leaders of EU institutions. According to the ETUC, the ‘Pact against Gold-plating’ announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen cannot be applied to social and employment directives because it would breach the EU Treaties. European Union law is meant to provide a floor beneath which national law cannot fall – not be a ceiling above which it cannot rise. The Pact against Gold-plating risks turning the entire logic of the European Union on its head – in complete violation of the Treaties. Unless labour and social law is excluded from the Pact against Gold-plating, major advances won by working people over the last 100 years are at serious risk of being undermined. Take paid holidays: EU law says workers must have a minimum of four weeks. That is an important floor. But national law and collective bargaining agreements in many countries and sectors are routinely higher than that. That is not red tape. That is progress. And it would be completely unacceptable to drag down hard-won rights to a lower single standard. The European Commission must change course. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eickbysj

Why do European Works Councils matter? Watch the video and you'll find out why 👇 Everything you need to know about European Works Councils is here: https://lnkd.in/eXPEx-yJ Isabelle Schömann

A new report from European Commission confirms what workers and unions have known all along: raising pay and improving working conditions goes hand in hand with building a competitive economy. Now, it’s time to move from words to action. We are calling on the European Commission to ensure the upcoming Quality Jobs Act delivers binding legislation—not just optional guidelines—and is published before December this year. Workers deserve real change, not recommendations that can be ignored. Better jobs = A stronger economy! It doesn't get any simpler than that... ...read more👇 https://lnkd.in/eeER-63x

Workforce upskilling, help for working parents and for workers who lose their jobs when a factory closes are among the measures put at risk by the Irish Presidency’s proposal to cut the next EU budget by 8%. The proposal comes as wages fail to keep up with sky-high housing, energy and food costs, and just days before workers in Ireland take to the streets to protest under-resourced public services. Instead of the bigger budget Europe needs to tackle a growing jobs crisis, the cut would force governments to pit priorities against each other. At the Tripartite Social Summit (TSS) tomorrow we will call on the Council to ensure its proposals take heed of the needs of working people: https://lnkd.in/e8hhYsEw 👉€150 billion cut to EU budget would punish working people

Would you like to know what European Works Councils do? You’ll find the answer in this video. Isabelle Schömann

In this video dedicated to the #democracyatwork, we spell out why gender representation matters in European Works Councils (EWCs). Do not miss it! Have a look at our series of videos dedicated to democracy at work: https://lnkd.in/eXPEx-yJ Isabelle Schömann

Democracy at work is a key priority for the European Trade Union movement. Transnational worker representation in Europe has reached a crucial stage with the transposition of the revised EU Directive on European Works Councils: our Deputy General Secretary Isabelle Schömann tells you more. Everything you need to know about European Works Councils is here: https://lnkd.in/eXPEx-yJ

The ETUC is calling on policymakers to learn from the social upheaval caused by the rushed enlargements of the past and ensure there are strong safeguards for workers’ rights to ensure future expansion benefits people not just markets. It comes after the European Commission published a review of pre-enlargement policy which includes a proposal to integrate countries into the single market before they become EU members. We have long reaffirmed our commitment to the goal of a united Europe, but stressed that further enlargement must not repeat past mistakes: it must deliver tangible improvements in the living and working conditions of all workers. EU candidates must reach social standards before single market access: https://lnkd.in/eGb_6nzS

Today is the World Day of Decent Work and European trade unions say raising the quality of jobs is crucial to making Europe more competitive as well as improving the lives of working people. Celebrated every year on October 7, this year’s World Day for Decent Work comes as the European Commission prepares to launch its Quality Jobs Act - as announced - before the end of the year. All work should be decent work. But for too many people in Europe today that is not the reality. More than 16 million people in Europe today live in poverty despite being in work because of low pay. Most workers don’t receive training. Unregulated AI has robbed workers of their autonomy and is putting jobs at risk. Stress, burnout and other psychosocial risks are harming workers' health, with no specific EU law to prevent them. Opaque subcontracting chains are allowing criminal gangs to withhold wages and avoid social security payments, and workers at the end of these long chains are most exposed to accidents at work. Faced with these huge and growing challenges in the world of work, it is clear that the Quality Jobs Act must include strong new laws and not only guidance that will be ignored by bad bosses. The European Commission spends a lot of time talking about making life easier for companies. It must not forget that the real driver of progress is people being able to live decent lives, with fair pay, secure jobs and time for their families. Europe will never win a race to the bottom on workers' rights. The Commission must deliver a Quality Jobs Act this year with binding laws, not more empty promises. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eYQyMdPb

The European Parliament votes for legislation on work-related stress ✅. Stress and burnout are not personal failings. They are the result of relentless pressure, unmanageable targets and management by fear, insecure conditions made worse by an expectation of an always-on culture, and algorithms that monitor every move. The law clearly protects workers from dangerous machines and toxic chemicals. It is long past time the law and practice protected all workers from dangerous ways of organising work. Nine in ten companies act on health and safety because the law requires it, which is exactly why voluntary guidance has failed. The ball is now in the European Commission's court. The Quality Jobs Act must include a directive on psychosocial risks. Anything less would let down the workers whose health is paying the price. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ehR2Ke84