Ireland is one of the world’s wealthiest countries. But workers’ lives are getting harder every year. Irish trade unions are looking to change that. #iwd2024

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In the context of the EU Year on Skills, the conference outlined key challenges affecting the audiovisual and live performance sectors such as the digital transformation, the green transition, diversity and inclusion and access to training for all.

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Across Europe, working people are gearing up to celebrate their collective power.

👩🏻‍💻 In the workplace
🚩 In the street
🗳️ In the ballot box

#InternationalWorkersDay is our day. Let's make the June election our day too.

#EUelections2024

Trade union membership is about more than individual benefits.

When you #Unionise your workplace, shop stewards like Victoria, Martha, Siobhan and Suzanne are in a stronger position to bargain better hours, pay and conditions for all.

Follow Better in a Trade Union for #TradeUnionWeek

Today, Ireland's first trade union week begins.

The week of coordinated events in workplaces and local communities across the island of Ireland could be “the largest mobilisation of trade union members in decades”.

Follow Better in a Trade Union for more.

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NEW: A report released today by UNI Europa and ETNOAssociation “makes a clear case for social dialogue and collective bargaining in managing the twin transition in the ICT sector,” as Oliver Roethig put it.

Download the full report.
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We lanceerden onze alliantie voor een sociale en ecologische openbare aanbesteding!

Samen met Nikolaj Villumsen Dennis Radtke Agnes Jongerius en UNI Europa roep ik de Commissie op om de wetgeving voor openbare aanbesteding te hervormen. (1/3) Meer in de opinie👉 ips-journal.eu/topics/europea…

🚨The International Labour Organization recognises UNI Europa's work in strengthening social dialogue.

The European social dialogue with Family Employment-EU, EFSI and EFFAT is a testament to our ability to forge broad coalitions in the interests of the lowest paid services workers.

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“We want to show the European Commission that the call for a revision is anchored broadly across the political spectrum”, write Dennis Radtke, Agnes Jongerius, Sara Matthieu 🇪🇺 and Nikolaj Villumsen.

The next EU Commission must reform the Public Procurement Directive.

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We need to de-bunk the myth of competitiveness as just being about the lowest price.

It is an opportunity to uphold social values and high-quality jobs.
 
We need to revise the public procurement directive and breakdown this downward spiral of the market at the cost of people.

We need to revise the EU's outdated directive on #PublicProcurement , and ensure that public money is not used to undermine fair working conditions - as I argue today, in the International Politics & Society with my colleagues Sara Matthieu 🇪🇺 Agnes Jongerius and Dennis Radtke.
#eudk
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BREAKING: Today, Dennis Radtke, Agnes Jongerius, Sara Matthieu 🇪🇺 and Nikolaj Villumsen launch the “Public Procurement Alliance”.

It sets out to stop the downward cycle of public procurement — and build towards real change in the next EU mandate after #EUelections2024 .

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Today we launched the European Public Procurement Alliance in Strasbourg.

Our purpose is clear: We MUST revise the EU's #PublicProcurement directive.

Together with Agnes Jongerius Dennis Radtke Sara Matthieu 🇪🇺 and our friends such as UNI Europa we will work hard for this.

For UNI Europa at EU Social 🇪🇺 workshop on #LongTermCare workforce today, presenting good practices on Collective Bargaining in nursing homes in 🇨🇿 & 🇵🇱
📣 Lesson from our unions: #organizing & #bargaining the best response to win fair working conditions & quality care for all.

NEW: Today, on the anniversary of the #RanaPlaza industrial homicide, MEPs will vote on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

We urge them to vote in favour.

Let's make respect of workers’ rights mandatory along global value chains.

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Orenes Group signing UNI Europa UNI Equal Opportunities EU cross-sectoral guidelines against violence and harassment. Major step in the fight for ensuring casinos are safe workplaces for everyone. Next - UNI Gaming plans to continue developing the global dialogue!
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At Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 conference, UNI Europa called for a fair postal sector.

Postal trade unions also joined forces ahead of the upcoming European elections, issuing a pledge with five key priorities for the Postal Services Directive revision.

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Carol Scheffer, National Officer speaking at the CWU e-comms conference on remote work, third party violence and dignity at work. #cwubdc24 #remotework #DignityAtWork

Oliver Roethig, Regional Secretary at UNI Europa carried a strong message for delegates at the CWU's 12th Biennial Conference today in Galway on #RespectAtWork , or as they refer to it... 'Forward through Collective Bargaining, real say, more pay.'
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Owen Reidy, General Secretary Irish Congress (ICTU) had a message for delegates of CWU attending the 12th Biennial Conference in Galway today. He talked about the ECAS dispute, the Right to Organise, and that the CWU is alive and well and strong. #RightToOrganise #RespectAtWork