"Solidarity is how workers turn vulnerability into strength. Working together we will win a better future."
ETUC General Secretary @estherlynch.bsky.social brought a message of solidarity on behalf of 45 million fellow trade unionists to the delegates @force-ouvriere.bsky.social's Congress today.
President @epsu.bsky.social joins trade unionists at Global Progressive Forum on trade union response to the Far Right
For a stronger democracy that delivers quality jobs, fair pay and conditions, strong rights and dignity for all, strong public services, fair taxation and investments in our future
The statement of the unionists against the far right, easy solutions, and scapegoating workers
In Europe, Spain does show a progressive way with jobs for people, rights for workers and more growth
“We need real improvements that workers can feel now.”
ETUC General Secretary Esther Lynch speaking just now at the Global Progressive Mobilisation in Barcelona.
Quality jobs, fair pay, strong public services & a real say at work are essential to rebuild trust & deliver a future people believe in.
Raise pay and deliver social justice to fight far-right.
That was the message from the trade union assembly held in Barcelona in the margins of the Global Progressive Mobilisation.
www.etuc.org/en/pressrelease/raise-pay-and-deliver-social-justice-fight-far-right-unions-tell-political-leaders
Every job should be a quality job.
Too many workers still face low pay, insecurity and no clear future.
A project of hope: @estherlynch.bsky.social is with fellow trade union leaders in Barcelona to push for real plans, real delivery and a real say at work.
#GPM2026 #TradeUnions
There was a huge welcome to President Pedro Sánchez at the Trade Union Assembly in Barcelona today.
Showing the way: strengthening workers' rights, raising wages and investing for the common good while maintaining the eurozone's healthiest economy.
The proposed EU Return Regulation, based on a text agreed between right and far-right political groups, risks increasing irregularity and precarity rather than addressing migration opportunities.
This is what we say ahead of @europarl.europa.eu plenary vote on next Thursday.
Investment is the solution to making Europe more competitive.
This is the message ETUC General Secretary @estherlynch.bsky.social carried to EU leaders from @pes.eu this morning ahead of today's #EUCO.
🧐🖥️ In a recent interview for ARTE TV our General Secretary @estherlynch.bsky.social explained our concerns about EU "28th Regime/EU Inc" proposal, notably replacing guaranteed wages or employment contracts with stock options.
Across Europe, workers and their trade unions are joining demonstrations in solidarity with the working people of the United States of America.
We are taking a united stand for democracy and against the attack on working people’s rights.
We will not back down ✊✊✊
EU leaders gather today in Brussels to discuss how to make Europe more competitive.
Across Europe, trade unions have been sending the same message: the solution lies in investment, not deregulation.
A 🧵 of what unions have been saying ahead of today's meeting of EU leaders ⤵️
The European Commission launched its proposal for a '28th Regime' that companies can choose instead of national level law
➡️ Shockingly, it doesn't include real safeguards to protect workers rights 🚨
➡️ the Commission has named the law after the corporate lobby group that pushed for it: "EU Inc" 🤯
📣 Yritystoiminnan helpottaminen on ETUC:n mukaan perusteltua, mutta sitä ei saa tehdä työntekijöiden oikeuksien kustannuksella.
🚨 Ilman vahvoja suojatoimia riskinä on, että 28. regiimi heikentää eurooppalaista työelämän sääntelyä ja luo epäreilua kilpailua yritysten välille. #laadukkaattyöpaikat
Our strong worker protections make the EU competitive: even US workers are now moving here for a better quality of life.
EU Inc. must include effective worker rights guarantees.
Workers must be at the core of the 'one Market'.
ETUC General Secretary @estherlynch.bsky.social message ahead of the Tripartite Social Summit:
What we need to see today is investment.
So that working people can look to the future with confidence.
We need to make sure that every euro supports the creation of quality jobs.
🔴 The European Commission has failed to deliver on its promise to safeguard workers’ rights in its ‘EU Inc’ proposal
As it stands, the plan creates a loophole in national labour law which could even let bosses replaces wages with share options
📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
@etuc-ces.bsky.social EC expresses profound concern over escalation of conflict in the Middle East and Iran. Calls for a de-escalation by all parties, an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and a return to diplomacy and dialogue and to full respect for international law. etuc.org/en/document/...
Europe’s leaders must act to ensure working people do not pay the price of geopolitical tensions, tariffs and economic uncertainty with their jobs and living standards.
Europe needs to strengthen internal demand and investment, and protect and create quality jobs: www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
“Trade unions will build the Europe of tomorrow. A Europe with strong democracy, fair wages, secure jobs, and dignity for every worker.” ETUC General Secretary @estherlynch.bsky.social addressed the SEK Congress in Nicosia, Cyprus today.
From Cork to Brussels: workers are flagging the risks of #EUInc.
Trade unions rallied in @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social’s home city to warn of the risk of opening loopholes that would drive down workers' pay & conditions.
Europe’s future must be built on strong rights, not a race to the bottom.
We stand with them in this fight 📢 “Arizona, Trop c’est trop!”
Check out the statement of solidarity just adopted by trade union leaders across Europe at our Executive Committee ⤵️
www.etuc.org/en/document/etuc-statement-support-mobilisation-belgian-trade-unions-12-march
✊ Tomorrow, workers and their trade unions in Belgium take to the streets for what is set to be a historic mobilisation.
The ETUC stands in full solidarity in mobilising for fair pensions, secure jobs, and strong public services.
🔴The EU's top court has today confirmed that companies which negotiate pay and conditions with trade unions can be given preference when it comes to awarding public contracts
📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
The @ec.europa.eu has sent a clear message: the pay transparency directive is here to stay. National governments who hedged their bets must now make up for lost time and work hard to ensure they meet the forthcoming transposition deadline
Social Europe, not deregulation, is our continent’s competitive advantage.
UNI Europa calls on EU leaders to use this week’s informal meeting to back a mission-led European industrial policy that delivers quality jobs in services.
The forthcoming #QualityJobsAct is a chance to put this vision into practice.
Real competitiveness is built on quality jobs & shared prosperity, not a race to the bottom.
🔗 Read Esther Lynch’s full op-ed.
euobserver.com/202737/corpo...
As Mario Draghi underlined: competitiveness today is about knowledge and skills, not wage repression.
Europe wins through high-quality jobs, strong public services and sustained productivity growth.
Workers deserve their fair share. Increasing collective bargaining coverage raises wages and it’s not just social justice, it’s smart economics. Stronger pay means stronger internal demand. Our message to Europe’s Labour Ministers today: urgent to put the action plans in place to reach 80% coverage
📰 NEW OP-ED
ETUC General Secretary @estherlynch.bsky.social sounds the alarm: Europe’s competitiveness debate is being hijacked by corporate lobbyists pushing deregulation.
The answer to Europe's real challenges is instead a mission-led economy built on investment and quality jobs. 🧵
