On 6 April 2016, the French trade union FO-FEC (Fédération des Employés et Cadres Force Ouvrière) sent an open letter to the President of France, François Hollande prompted by the information revealed in the ‘Panama Papers’. FO-FEC is urging urging the president and the French government to ensure adequate protection for whistleblowers in the banking…
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The UK’s biggest union, Unite, has today (Friday, 18 March) announced that it will campaign for the country to remain a member of the European Union. The union’s 63-strong executive council, drawn from workplaces across the UK, agreed that while the EU needs urgent reform to restore the project to its original mission of solidarity…
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A joint study by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and UNI Europa, with the support of several UNI Europa affiliates including Unionen in Sweden, carried out by University of Hertfordshire, with fieldwork by Ipsos MORI, was revealed today at the opening of the UNI Europa Regional Conference in Rome. It is further evidence…
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Occupational cancer kills 100,000 people every year in the European Union. It is the most common work-related cause of death. Between 8 and 16% of all cancers in Europe are the result of exposure at work; Almost 1 in 5 workers in the EU are routinely exposed to carcinogens; Around 50 known cancer-causing substances account…
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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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