Subscribe to our newsletters → here A ‘socio-ecological contract’ has emerged as a way to conceive together the transitions needed to steer out of today’s crises to safer harbour. But what does it entail? The challenges of the ecological transition are immense and a socio-ecological contract is... Find out more

IndustriAll Europe on the Climate Law IndustriAll expressed its support for the EU’s plan to reach climate neutrality by 2050 and put forward key requirements to be fulfilled. Accordingly, trade unions expect a Just Transition to climate neutrality that leaves no worker and no region behind, and a... Find out more

Subscribe for free to get the etui.greennewdeal newsletter On Decembet 10th the European Commission launched its Sustainable batteries proposal, its first initiative within the Circular Economy Action Plan. The proposal aims to ensure that the increasing demand for batteries in Europe is met with... Find out more

On December 9th, the European Commission presented its ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy’ together with an Action Plan of 82 initiatives. This strategy lays the foundation for how the EU transport system can achieve its green and digital transformation as outlined in the European Green Deal... Find out more

Subscribe for free to get the etui.greennewdeal newsletter In early 2020 the EC published the DSA/DMA package and the European Green Deal, two fundamental regulatory agendas at the core of future EU policy. Such initiatives will most likely inspire additional measures/packages, influence... Find out more

Subscribe for free to get the etui.greennewdeal newsletter We cannot effectively tackle global warming if we do not act on the three dimensions of sustainability – economic, social and environmental. The Green New Deal is an important instrument to reach the bold sustainability objectives set by the... Find out more

Trade union membership prospects has declined in 24 out of 32 European countries in 2010–2017, compared to the first decade of the twenty-first century. Yet, even though union membership is declining in most countries, workers are still joining trade unions every day for the first time. Also, since... Find out more

This year’s Benchmarking Working Europe report – the joint flagship publication of the ETUI and ETUC – is a special edition, not only because it is the 20th-anniversary edition, but also because it analyses the consequences of a new and totally different crisis for the world of work. And the main... Find out more

The way working time is organised has changed profoundly in recent years. Structural changes in the economy, loosening of labour standards and decline in trade union strength, as well as workers’ changing life-courses and preferences, have fostered more flexible, fragmented and variable work... Find out more

For democracy to work well requires democracy in the workplace. ‘You know what? Our whole education is a lie. We learned how to be critical citizens for years, develop our own opinions, question common sense and speak up for our own ideas. Forget all that, my friend—in companies that is not... Find out more