New ETUI Project: Collective action in crossborder cases: the impact of the ECJ cases at national level
When defending the rights and interests of workers transnationally, how can European trade unions respond effectively? The recent judgements from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) have huge implications for the trade union movement in Europe.
The ECJ stated that even if the right to take collective action and the freedom of association fall outside the scope of the Community’s competence, member states must nevertheless comply with Community law. This has the potential to put a lot of pressure on national systems of industrial relations.
Eighteen months on, the ETUI developing a project on this issue. Entitled: Viking – Laval – Rüffert: Consequences and Policy perspectives the project analyses how the ECJ judgements influenced lawmakers, social partners and case-law in different EU member states and looks at potential methods of resolution that might already have emerged at national level.
For more info contact:
Wiebke Warneck
The economic and financial crisis: promoting a labour-friendly policy response
The current economic and financial crisis is having important consequences for citizens and workers across Europe. To address the many challenges from the regulation of the financial market to the new vision of a fair and sustainable society, ETUI has developed and published various analyses and organised a series of events having a short, medium and long term perspective. The aim is to foster debates on the causes, consequences and possible solutions to the crisis. This web page gathers the most relevant initiatives.
read moreEvents:
- 28 April - Book Launch - Understanding Financial System Reform - What Next?
- 4-5 May- TURI conference - The implications of the crisis for the labour market
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