@workers-eesc
The Workers' Group of @eesc.bsky.social is composed of representatives from national trade unions, confederations, and sectoral federations, bringing together members from over 80 trade union organisations.
Industrial Accelerator Act launched 🚀 – but will it be fast enough to stop Europe’s deindustrialisation ❓
IndustriAll Europe welcomes the initiative as a step towards a stronger “Made in Europe” industrial policy, but warns that key gaps remain
news.industriall-europe.eu/Article/1450
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
We call for respect for international law and for the EU to actively work on its enforcement, with peace and human rights as clear goals.
In times of rising conflict, including the military operation in Iran, the EU must stand united.
link.europa.eu/p9hT7H
New EU gender-based violence survey findings highlight the scale of violence against women.
Despite key legislation & policy advances, violence remains pervasive.
Know the facts, break the silence & bring justice to victims.
For more: https://link.europa.eu/Rmwkcr
What happens after an ECI reaches 1 million signatures?
How can we make the follow-up truly impactful?
These topics were explored and discussed today at #CivSocWeek
Lear more about ECI here
👉 citizens-initiative.europa.eu/_en
Starting soon at #CivSocWeek : Civil Society Strategy & Platform – What’s Next?
Follow the discussion with Cinzia del Rio, Irena Moozova, Friso Roscam Abbing and Gabriella Civico.
🗓 04/03/2026 | ⏰ 11:30
👉 link.europa.eu/NrbTdQ
🪧 Holidays? Sick leave? The 8-hour day?
None of it was gifted. It was won through strikes.
In EP7, “The Right to Strike,” we speak with Paapa Danquah @ituc.bsky.social about why the #RightToStrike is the ultimate tool of worker leverage.
🎧 buff.ly/Q13Psdn
Join us live at #CivSocWeek for a discussion about a European Citizens’ Initiative that meets the moment with @maricarmenbarrera.bsky.social, @eesc-president.bsky.social, organisers of European Citizens’ Initiatives, and more.
link.europa.eu/gHTHyc
#CivSocWeek kicks off today!
Don’t miss the session on housing, inequality, and Europe’s social contract.
📅 02/03/26
⏲️ 16:00
Watch live: link.europa.eu/vGFc9B
YES!
La place du EESC , de la société civile organisée dans l’élaboration et le suivi des ODD
@workers-eesc.bsky.social @nat-eesc.bsky.social
According to C. Lagarde, #inflation is doing much better and what we have is a problem of perception and financial literacy.
Albeit slower now, prices keep rising. For most people already on the edge, it's not a matter of perception or psychology.
multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
Watch our president Lucie Studničná at #EESCPlenary debate on #Ukraine
Check our press release at www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-medi...
#Ukraine enters its fifth year of heroic resistance against the invasion from #Russia.
As the world descends more into open imperialism, supporting Ukraine is more important than ever. The #EU must show a rules-based world order is possible.
📄 www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-medi...
On #SocialJusticeDay, we invite you to imagine a world where everyone feels safe and respected regardless of their gender or sexual orientation, where racism no longer exists, and where everyone has a fair chance to thrive.
This world is possible, we just have to build it.
The #EESCplenary has adopted the opinion “Enhancing EU strategic autonomy and developing a greener and bluer economy: the potential of the sodium battery manufacturing sector” led by rapporteur Paul Rübig and co-rapporteur Hervé Jeannin.
Read more: link.europa.eu/FgChXG
The #EESCplenary has adopted the opinion “Union support for Asylum, Migration and Integration; Internal Security; and Integrated Border Management and Visa Policy” led by rapporteur José Antonio Moreno Díaz.
Read more: www.eesc.europa.eu/en/our-work/...
The #EESCplenary has adopted the opinion “Energy connectivity, electricity grids” led by rapporteur Christophe Béguinet.
Read more: link.europa.eu/wjfjqp
🇪🇺 The #EESCplenary continues to shape the EU! From energy resilience to migration and strategic autonomy, catch up with the latest key opinions adopted:
📢Upcoming @EU_EESC 'Plenary debate on 'Enhancing EU strategic autonomy and developing a greener and bluer economy: the potential of the sodium battery manufacturing sector'
🔋On 19 February
⏱️From 12:00
📹Follow on webstreaming: eesc.europa.eu/en/plenary-s...
#strategicautonomy
Ne manquez pas les dossiers importants liés à la #Migration, aux #BatteriesSodiques et au #RéseauElectrique.
Également au programme : débats sur le #Logement et l'#Ukraine.
Consultez le programme complet et suivez la retransmission en direct sur www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/ou...
So the results of last week's European Council meeting are out.
Double down on #Simplification, enabling industrial consolidation (aka oligopoly formation), and some undefined ideas on jobs and affordability.
Result page consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/...
What do you think it will happen?
“This geopolitical instability has political and social costs. The problem is that the European Union, with its current institutional structure, cannot resolve the challenges it faces on various fronts.”
Read Stefano Palmieri's interview in Eunews ⤵️
www.eunews.it/en/2026/02/0...
What Europe needs is a shared project that people can believe in – not a misguided business-led adjustment strategy and another abstract debate on competitiveness
Read @cmstahl.bsky.social article on The Progressive Post @feps-europe.eu 👇
feps-europe.eu/europe-needs...
🔈 The European Parliament has adopted today its report calling for “an EU framework to tackle labour exploitation, including illegal work and abusive subcontracting and labour intermediation”.
@effat.org @etuc-ces.bsky.social @etf-europe.bsky.social
#limitsubcontracting ⛓️ #stopexploitation
Next week #EESCPlenary is coming!
Don't miss important files related to #Migration, #SodiumBatteries and #ElectricityGrid
Also debates on #Housing and #Ukraine
Check the full agenda and webstreaming at www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/ou...
Let's hope EU leaders come out of that retreat with something more innovative than 'lower wages, larger tax breaks for the rich, less regulation that protects workers and consumers, weaker labour rights'.
Unless their new brand is 'sweatshop Europe'
brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/1...
Europe needs to raise investment in workers & companies through a real industrial policy – not lower standards.
“Europe is facing a real competitiveness challenge. But a genuine problem does not justify the wrong response," @estherlynch.bsky.social told political and industry leaders today.
👨🚒 Today in Brussels, #firefighters marched in full gear to demand safety, more staff and investment.
They risk their lives for us - we need to protect them. However, austerity policies put their lives at risk.
EPSU stands in #solidarity with them!
We stand in solidarity with Argentinian workers and Trade Unions in defending their fundamental rights!
Collective bargaining, the right to strike, regulation on working hours, sick leaves are not to be dismissed!
#ReformaLaboral #Argentina
Read more www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-medi...
