In these times of 'polycrisis', the trade union movement found that the collective agreement was the most potent tool to support and protect the workers. A series of training activities has been organised to acquire knowledge to support and strengthen the collective bargaining process. This course... Lire plus

The Education Department of the European Trade Union Institute is organising an online course entitled “Digital facilitation in synchronous events”. This training will take place from 8 May to 2 June, with a pre-engagement phase starting on April 17. Target participants: Trainers, facilitators of... Lire plus

This is the 11th English edition of the online course 'EWCs: the rules of the game'. It will involve about 12 hours of work (or about 2 hours per week) that learners can follow at their own rhythm by accessing at any moment the online training platform. In addition to the asynchronous training... Lire plus

The course covers the intermediate level of English. It includes different types of activities that participants should take part in, including: reading texts, audio files and videos on a wide range of trade union related topics; quizzes which test participant’s understanding of key vocabulary and... Lire plus

Public cible Membres du comité d'entreprise européen nouvellement élus (titulaires ou suppléants) faisant leurs premiers pas dans cette instance d'information et de consultation, sans avoir reçu auparavant une formation d'introduction. S'adresse également aux nouveaux membres du comité d'entreprise... Lire plus

In November 2022, the EU Parliament adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. This Directive will considerably impact how trade unions engage in social dialogue and collective bargaining. The company sustainability report will contain information on their environmental and social... Lire plus

ETUI and ETUC are pleased to invite you to our new workshop on the role of the Trade Unions in implementing the European Social Partners Agreement on Digitalisation, which will take place on 13 and 14 February 2023 online on ZOOM. Description The Workshop will focus on analysing the recently signed... Lire plus

Despite the legislative framework, in practice collective bargaining faces several challenges that prevent union representatives from concluding and enforcing collective agreements. Multi-crisis responses have had a big impact on the collective bargaining process in many sectors. The issue of gender... Lire plus

Digital labour platforms belong to the emerging range of technology-facilitated labour market developments. This new form of work has generated a completely different approach to labour relations. From legal actions to recognise platform workers as employees to the first collective agreement signed... Lire plus

Digitalization of work creates new forms of work organizations, new management practices, and new ways of labour outsourcing that challenge many aspects of “ traditional” work or “ old” roles. Even if it has the potential to release positive outcomes such as preventing workers from hazardous tasks... Lire plus