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THE EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION
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making workers’ voice heardat European policymaking level
for more social Europe
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● 82 national confederations
● 12 European industry federations
● 36 countries
● > 60 million workers
● 44 interregional trade union councils
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observers
CTUBiH
SSM
NezavisnostCATUS
SSSH/
KOZ SR
CMTU, GWU SEK, TURK-SEN
DISK, HAK-ISKESK, TURK-IS
ADEDY, GSEECGIL CISL, UIL
CITUBPODKREPA
CCOOSTV-ELAUGT-EUSO
CGTP-INUGT-P
CFDT- UNSA CFTC, CGT
CGT-FO
ICTU TUC
ASI, BSRB
LO-N
YS
LO-S SACO TCO
AKAVASAKSTTK
AC, FTF LO-D
BNS, CARTEL ALFACNSLR-Fratia
DGBCNV, FNV
MHP
EAKL TALO
LBAS
LDF LPSK-LTUCLPS-SLDSNSZZ Solidarnosc
OPZZ
Travail.SwissSGB
ABVV/ FGTBACV/ CSC
CGSLB
CGT-LLCGB
CDLS, CSdL
ÖGB
CMKOS
ASzSz, LIGA, MOSz MSzOSz, SZEF, ESZT
ZSSS
82 nationalconfederations
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European Arts andEntertainment
Alliance
12 European industry federations
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other organisations
● European federation of retired and older personsjoins and coordinates its policy with that of the ETUC
● the council of European professionaland managerial staffset up under the auspices of the ETUC
● European organisation of military associationsco-operation agreement
and specific groups of interest
● women’s committee● youth committee
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the interregional trade union councils
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a bit of history● 1919 : International Federation of Christian Trade Unions (IFCTU)
● 1945 : World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)● 1949 : International Confederation of
Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)● 1968 : IFCTU World Confederation of Labour
(WCL)● 1969 : European Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ECFTU)
European Organisation of the WCL (EO/WCL)● 1973 : ECFTU European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)● 1974 : integration of the EO/WCL● 1974 - 2008 : enlargement with postcommunist organisations
(CGIL ’74 … CGT 2000) and Central and Eastern Europe● 2006 : WCL + ICFTU = International
Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)● 2007 : Pan-European Regional Council (PERC)
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Congress (once every 4 years)
Executive Committee (4 times a year)
Steering Committee (21 members, 8 times a year)
General Secretariat
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Wanja Lundby-Wedin president John Monks
general secretary
Joël Decaillo
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Jozef Niemic
Walter Cerfeda
deputy generalsecretary
confederal secretaries
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priorities : the Seville manifesto
for more andbetter jobs
for social dialogue,collective bargaining
and workers’ participation
for more effectiveEuropean economic,
social and environmental
governance
for stronger unionsand a stronger ETUC
for a strongerEuropean Union
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priorities : Paris declarationFight the crisis- put people first
More andbetter jobs
European solidarity as a protection against the
excesses offinancial capitalism:
Stronger workers’ rights and an end to the dominance of the
short-termist market principles.
Better pay: stronger collective bargaining.
Stronger welfare systems
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mission
● to promote the European social model and to work for the development of a united Europe of peace and stability where working people and their families can enjoy full human and civil rights and high living standards
activities
● to be the social partner representing workers at European level
● to build a social Europe by influencing European lawmakingand policies
● to take trade union actions
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to be the recognised social partner
● European social dialogue launched in 1985 by Jacques Delors
● establishment of a Social Dialogue Committee in 1992● ETUC = the only representative for the workers● Business Europe
CEEP = European centre of companies with public participation and companies of public interestUEAPME = European union of artisans and SMEs
● autonomous agreements since 2001
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● framework agreements● parental leave 1995 (revised 2009)● part-time work 1997● fixed-term work 1999
● telework 2002● work-related stress 2004● harassment and violence at work 2007
● frameworks of actions● for the development of lifelong competences and
qualifications 2002● on gender equality 2005
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to influence European lawmaking and policies
● the European Parliament● individual contacts● participation in several working groups
● the European Commission● the ETUC must be consulted on all proposals on
employmentand social policy
● participation in several consultative bodies
● the European Council● participation in the annual tripartite social summit● participation in the macroeconomic dialogue
twice a year
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the ETUCJoint Social Dialogue committees (1 inter-professional, >30 sectorial)
Committees● Collective bargaining coordination ● Economic and employment ● Youth● Women
Working groups● Worker Participation ● Trade, Globalization, Development and Decent Work● Lifelong Learning● Social policy and legislation● Migration and Inclusion● Sustainable Development: Energy and climate change● Economic and Social Cohesion● Social Protection
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to take trade union actions
May 2009 : demonstrations in Madrid, Brussels, Berlin and Prague against the crisis and for employment
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two expert services
the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
founded in 2005by merger of ETUCO, ETUI and TUTB
the Social Development Agency (SDA)
founded in 2004
The ETUC: www.etuc.org