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... Find out more

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... Find out more

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... Find out more

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... Find out more

Target audience Newly elected European Works Council members (full members or deputies) taking their first steps in this information and consultation body, without having received introductory training before. Also relevant for SE WC new members, SNB delegates and trade unionists wishing to expand... Find out more

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... Find out more

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... Find out more

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... Find out more

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... Find out more

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... Find out more