The Not-So-New EU Industrial Policy
Friday 22 September 2017 - ‘Investing in a smart, innovative and sustainable industry’ is the motto of the recent communication by the European Commission (EC) on industrial policy strate...
Bridging the gap: addressing wage disparities between eastern and western Europe
Friday 22 September 2017 - When the EU enlargement took place, there was an overriding anticipation that a united Europe would serve as a guarantor for sustainable growth and a fair distr...
Safran renews European framework agreement to support the employment of young people
Tuesday 19 September 2017 - Safran and IndustriAll, the European trade union federation, today renewed for five years the original European framework agreement on the professional inclusio...
Better rights & jobs for all in Europe
Monday 18 September 2017 - The industriAll Europe Summer school on Collective Bargaining and Social Policy took place from 11-13 September in Alicante thanks to the financial support of t...
EC proposal on Minimum Import Price for Hot Rolled Flat Steel rejected
Friday 15 September 2017 - On Thursday 7 September, European Union member states strongly rejected the European Commission proposal to set a minimum import price (MIP) on hot rolled flat ...
CO2 emissions targets for cars must be environmentally ambitious, technically realistic & socially acceptable
Wednesday 13 September 2017 - In the late 1990s European car manufacturers made voluntary agreements to reduce passenger car CO2 emissions, but it was mainly after the introduction of mandat...
Building Stronger Trade Unions Together through Transnational Cooperation
Friday 08 September 2017 - Strengthening trade union power is a key priority for industriAll European Trade Union. All of its affiliated trade unions have committed to work more strategic...
Southeast European Garment and Footwear workers need a Pay Rise and Better Working Conditions
Thursday 07 September 2017 - Hundreds of thousands of workers in Southeast Europe produce garments and shoes for Western brands at salaries that are often lower than those in China. Industr...
EPSR: On the Agenda ≠ Making an Impact.
Wednesday 06 September 2017 - Social policy is back on the European agenda but it must still be made into reality, with implementation coordinated at European level....