Forward Through Collective Bargaining – May 2023

11.05.23

UNI Europa's monthly newsletter

Public procurement to strengthen collective bargaining

There is growing awareness of the need to ensure the public money is not fueling a race to the bottom for working people. UNI Europa and the ETUC recently held an event with key EU policy-makers. Representatives from four major groups within the European Parliament spoke out in favour of trade union demands.

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Euronews: public-interest journalism in jeopardy

Workers and their unions are today sounding the alarm for media independence at the heart of Europe. The aspiration for a quality news platform that draws Europe together is being suffocated. Euronews was taken over last year by an investment fund with close ties to Hungary’s far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán. An editorial overhaul and mass layoffs are now being pressed by its new owners.

Read Oliver’s joint opinion piece

ETUC Congress

A UNI Europa delegation will be at the Congress of the European Trade Union Confederation, held in Berlin on 23-26 May 2023. As an affiliate, UNI Europa has voting and speaking rights. Through our participation, we aim to have the specific interests of service sector workers reflected in the Berlin Manifesto.

See the ETUC Congress webpage

In case you missed it

Media, entertainment & arts workers & the French retirement reform

Leïla Chaibi to Commission: action towards procuring decent work?

Georgia: film professionals protecting their independence

Greens study: social criteria are “gravely underdeveloped”

Delhaize shareholders: Don’t throw workers to the lions

Training: temporary agency sector joint recommendations

UPCOMING MEETINGS

May

19
Cannes Film Festival: Two Conversations about Equality and Safety of Women in Film
22
EU cross sectoral project “Level-up” workshop
30
UNI Europa Finance Bank Preparatory Meeting
31
Bank Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee Working Group Meeting

June

01
UNI Europa Finance Steering Group

Commerce Steering Committee Meeting
07
Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee Industrial Cleaning Working Group

“Make Twin Transition” Sweden national workshop
08
“No longer invisible” Building a European Alliance for Daytime Cleaning

62nd UNI Europa Management Committee
09
Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee Postal Services Working Group
12
UNI Europa ICTS Telecom Social Dialogue Committee
13
Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee Personal Services Working Group
15
Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee Temporary Agency Work Working Group
16
Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee Private Security Working Group

Sectoral social dialogue Audiovisual Committee
26
UNI Europa Finance Insurance Preparatory Meeting
27
Insurance Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee Working Group

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