published on Euractiv on 9 March 2016 by Oliver Roethig, Regional Secretary When the European Commission introduced its ‘Better Regulation Agenda’’ in May last year, for a moment I allowed myself to think this could actually lead to better law-making for all. Then suspicion settled in. The agenda claimed to ensure that the design of…
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by Oliver Roethig, Regional Secretary As stated in the ETUCs press release yesterday, the European Trade Union Movement has some serious misgivings about some of the contents of the draft social pillar – an initiative launched by the European Commission. European trade unions doubt some of the content of the pillar including: Lack of protection…
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On the 8th of March, UNI Equal Opportunities is celebrating International Women’s day by launching a campaign on women’s health. Despite improvements over the last few decades in relation to healthcare, gender roles continue to place women at a disadvantage. The new campaign also seeks to raise awareness of issues that affect women’s health such…
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On International Women’s Day UNI Europa, together with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and other trade union federations calls on men and women to break the glass walls that segregate the sexes in different occupations at work- and reach more gender equality in the labor market. Women continue to be held back not only…
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UNI Europa, the European services workers union, launched a campaign today under the slogan “Better Regulation – It Really Isn’t.” The campaign is supported by the entire European trade union movement: ETUC, EFFAT, IndustriALL Europe, EPSU, ETF Europe, CSEE-ETUCE, EFBWW and the IFJ. The campaign showcases how the European Commission is stalling important social legislation…
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