14 April. Brussels. Join us.

We support the action of trade unions for socially responsible public procurement focused on people and quality jobs.

It is unacceptable that public money continues to fuel exploitation. Instead, it must ensure good working conditions and support companies that respect collective agreements.

Should Scientists and Engineers Run Society? YouTube video by Dr. Fatima

Video essay on Technocracy, how it was folded into capitalism, and is ingrained into engineering culture/education.

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linda propuesta ante la lamentable falta de imaginación política de la izquierda contemporánea

EU’s top court says procurement can promote collective bargaining A ruling by the European Court of Justice gives support to public authorities that want to promote collective bargaining in public contracts.

With the European Commission’s proposal for public procurement reform expected this year, a recent ruling by the European Court of Justice sends a clear signal: improve legal certainty for public authorities promoting collective bargaining.

En Bruselas he mantenido un encuentro con Esther Lynch para seguir fortaleciendo la Europa social. Defender el Fondo Social Europeo, combatir el dumping laboral y avanzar hacia más derechos y empleo de calidad es clave para el futuro de Europa.

¿Alguien sabe cuánto ha subido el precio del sol desde el ataque a Irán?

Clear legislation to safeguard creative workers rights Broad coalition of Europe’s creative community calls on the EU Parliament for clear legislation to safeguard creative workers rights vis-vis AI.

UNI Europa joins a broad coalition of Europe’s creative community to call on the European Parliament's Culture and Education Committee to safeguard the rights of authors, performers and creative workers in the age of artificial intelligence.

Every month the United States provides even more reason to boycott its products and companies — the strikes on Iran being just the latest.

In light of that, it’s a great time to ditch the products and services of US tech companies. I made a comprehensive guide to help you.

"Her outlook towards life has improved drastically."

That's what happens when cleaners move from dark and often unsafe nighttime shifts to daytime cleaning.

📽Kevin Abela from General Workers Union (Malta)

Daytime cleaning — the practice of cleaning spaces during daytime hours — doesn't just improve the well-being of cleaners.

Companies, too, can benefit from lower turnover and higher employee engagement.

#SocialEconomy drives the EU forward. 🇪🇺

The latest Eurobarometer shows:
👥 most Europeans see it as key to society’s well-being;
🙌 around 50% have engaged with it in the past 5 years.

Social economy organisations need continuous support, something we have long underlined.

ℹ️ link.europa.eu/cqNTJQ

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Amazon pushes workers to the brink and busts their unions.

It has lined up behind Trumpism and its attack on Europe’s data protections.

And for the last five years, it has evaded any democratic scrutiny.

But yesterday, Amazon faced workers, trade unions and MEPs in the European Parliament.

Airport cleaners strike at Heathrow Airport UNI Europa stands in solidarity with Heathrow airport cleaners striking for living wages.

BREAKING🇬🇧: Heathrow airport cleaners are on strike today.

They challenge low pay, insecure contracts and the growing use of lowest-price procurement in one of Britain’s most profitable transport hubs.

The race to the bottom in procurement must stop.

It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US

This view is wrong

A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵

good analysis on the origins and state of social democracy

Ombudsman probes Commission over red-tape-cutting chats with industry The watchdog is examining a complaint that the executive has been “evasive” about its meetings with lobbyists.

🇪🇺 mini-scoop! 🇪🇺

The EU's watchdog is probing whether the European Commission acted secretively in its dealings with industry before launching a series of business-friendly initiatives

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"some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily execute civilians" says today's New York Times, continuing their long tradition of whitewashing fascism

Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com

Very soon we will see Big Tech as we see now tobacco. I hope we will do so also on the policy sphere

Commission needs to show Europe can deliver for service workers Von der Leyen failed to mention how this affects workers in private services, the backbone of our economy representing two-thirds of European employment.

Von der Leyen failed to mention how the cost-of-living affects workers in private services, the backbone of our economy representing two-thirds of European employment.

The answer is raising wages through collective bargaining. Public procurement reform is the means to achieve that objective.

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EU Commission must ensure public contracts support collective bargaining After EU Parliament vote, EU rules must ensure public money is only given to companies whose workers are covered by collective agreements.

BREAKING🇪🇺: After the European Parliament adopted a report on public procurement today, we call on the Commission to ensure that public money is only given to companies whose workers are covered by collective agreements.

Un tecnofetichista, parafraseando a Oscar Wilde, es alguien que conoce el precio de todo y el valor de nada.

'Patriots' mistakenly paint Danish flag on English roundabout The latest incidents come amid a wave of similar displays around the country, which have divided opinion over the summer.

Amazing.

Por aquí va la cosa, me parece. Espero poder conseguir pronto el libro

I'm trying to think about how I would have reacted if shown this headline five years ago

🤯"Pretend to be suicidal. Write like a predator."

This is what some Meta content moderators are asked to do—every day.

But @cwuireland.bsky.social & The Global Trade Union Alliance for Content Moderators are organizing and demanding new safety protocols. #TechWorkersRising

✊Join us!

If an Amazon worker would have behaved like this they would have been fired long ago